Vajra Yogini on Canvas
While spring cleaning through my personal items, the Ladrang staff and I sorted through several cards (greeting cards, birthday cards etc). One of them had a beautiful photo of Samantabhadra with his white consort that a student of mine gave to me a while ago. The style was very simple and earthy…very very beautiful. The simplicity of the background made you concentrate on Samantabhadra with all his detailing.
I really liked it and got the idea to paint Vajrayogini in a similar style! I wanted the earthy and warm background…it will make Vajrayogini really stand out in the photo. Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) has now started working on a 3ft by 2ft painting and it should be finished by mid March.
Below are photos of Lili and Kumar painting Vajrayogini on a cotton cloth canvas. The photos show the beginning stages of Vajrayogini coming to life in the painting! Lili is doing some work on the background, and when she’s done, Kumar will take over and work on painting Vajrayogini.
Tsem Tulku
Lili painting the background
The background creates a warm mood for the entire painting
Kumar prefers to sit on the floor to paint
Kumar is very precise when he paints..he has very steady hands and good concentration
Kumar looking very much in his element, just observe his concentration when painting the fine details
When I saw the pictures on this Blog. Straight away I recognise the Canvas Painting. I did not see Lily painting the 1st part. When I was sent to KSA to do an assignment I saw Kumar sitting on the floor holding a three foot wooden frame. He was patiently sitting inside the painting in the room. The pictures on the Blog just shows that painting has just started. When I was in KSA I saw the real Canvas picture which is half done. It is really beautiful. The artist Kumar is from Nepal. When he paints you can see he puts his heart and soul into what he is painting. He has a copy of Vajra Yogini when he can refer to for details. And will produce the same picture except that it is enlarged.
When we look at a painting, have we ever wonder how many hours of time and energy devoted to it?? Every stroke, every line and the expression of the colors are the voices of the artists. I rejoice Lily and Kuma creating this Vajrayogini in earthy background for Rinpoche. Both of them are great artists in their own way. Creating any kind of buddha images is so meritorious, be it a statue, a tsa tsa or a painting.
KSA (Kechara Saraswati Arts) is the first Tibetan Arts Studio in South East Asia, visioned by HH Tsem Tulku Rinpoche and powered by Paul Yap, head of the department. If you are artistically inclined, or think you have an artistic cell, do pop by KSA.
Check out their website http://www.kechara.com/arts/
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Seeing this, I feel like picking up my paint brushes again:-)
Kumar adalah seorang pelukis thangka dari nepal melalui KECHARA SARASWATI ART, dia adalah di jemput oleh Rinpoche untuk mengajar orang tempatan, dari pendapatan saya, dia adalah seorang yang tekun, kerjasama dan senang di gaul dengannya, saya harap orang tempatan dapat faedah daripadanya dan harap seni lukis thangka boleh berkembang di malaysia.