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RECLINING BUDDHA

Jo Ann Tomaselli ~ Fine Art Photography

A reclining Buddha is a rarely found statuary pattern and represents the Buddha during his last illness, about to enter parinirvana – nirvana after death.  In this iconic pose he is always depicted lying on his right side, head resting on a cushion or right elbow and his hand supporting his head.

One usually finds these icons in temples but I happened upon this massive sculpture while hiking Mount Phousi in Luang Prabang, Laos. The statue is so long from head to foot that I had to split it into 2 images and, as you can see below, I’m not very good at lining things up!

Prior to this hike I’d injured my knee and considered staying at the hotel but Laos is a land of enchantment and reluctant to miss anything in this stunningly beautiful country, I decided to take…

I’ve started an online mixed media art class – “Lifebook 2015”.  There will be weekly lessons for the entire year.  My hope is to post them on the blog for you to see.

The first week’s lesson was centered around painting a face.  We were to create a character that represents our connection to the “spiritual”.  Whatever that means to each of us.  The character will be our “beacon of light”.

I found the lesson on drawing and painting the face extremely helpful.  And the one piece of advice I took away was – keep adding layers to your paint.  It adds depth.  And it really is true.  I had to exercise some patience and not be afraid to keep alternating shadow  and light until it really looked the way I wanted.

“Love And Friendship”

New Mixed Media Art With The Words of Henri Nouwen

Sharon Cummings

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Hay atardeceres y entrada ya la noche en los que el viento cesa por completo y las más brillantes constelaciones se ven reflejadas en el agua. El gran planeta de la derecha de la imagen es Venus y su reflejo, las otras reflejadas son de Orión.

A representation of what the artist calls: the visual knowledge of happiness. On Auction for 7 Days – 24 x 30″ ……….Acrylic on Canvas
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