Vajrasattva Painting in Process

Reviewing the progress photos of the Vajrasattva I painted last year this image spoke to me. We see  the image emerging and taking form. From here I simplified and refined the background, adding drops of nectar.  I placed a saffron cloth around his loins and the 5 jewels of the Jinnas in his Bodhisattva crown.  I find significance and meaning in this version. It speaks to me of the mystery of emergence and transience,  Although lost as a physical object the image lives on.

 

Vajrasattva

Here is a recently completed painting of Vajrasattva, the white Buddha who embodies purity. He gazes at us with eyes of kindness and a look of complete acceptance of all our human frailties.