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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.

 

Bonfire detail from recent commission

This is a detail from a recent commission of a painting of Prajnaparamita. It is a gift for someone and was commissioned by her friends. This part of the image symbolises the group of friends who funded the painting My intention was to communicate feelings of warmth, connection and friendship along with something a little mysterious.

 

Hebe's chalice

 The myth tells that the goddess Hebe lost her chalice of youth and an eagle fought to recover the cup and returned it to her. Wherever the bird shed a drop of blood or a feather, up sprang a Rowan tree.

Birch variations through the seasons

Summer into Autumn

Autumn Birches

Summer Birches

Winter Birches

Spring Birches

 Another from my birch series

Under a Janus Moon

 An atmospheric take on the birch forest. The birch is the tree for January in the Celtic tree calendar. Birch bark is collaged onto card for this mixed media piece.

Dance in the Light of the Sun and the Moon

 

A sky dancing Chodma inspired by Machig Lapdron who founded the lineage of Chod practitioners. The sun and moon both shine in the sky symbolising that the dance is happening outside time. The Chodma is wearing bone ornaments and plays a Chod drum and a vajra bell. The Khatvangha on the left of the painting is a golden staff rich in symbolism.

Naga Princess

A wisdom deity linking the ocean depths with fiery heavens and airy space. A winged creature who is part naga, part  human and protected by snakes.

Manjushri on blue lion

Here is a small commission from 2016. Acrylic on canvas. I've been reflecting on this figure this week and pulled this image out of the archive.

Amitabha's Land of Infinite Light

 

Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light and Eternal LIfe is associated with the setting sun. He presides over Sukhavati, the archetypal pure land of bliss.

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.