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Jeffrey Collins's avatar

Amen to that. Painting is great! Thanks for the history lesson and the painting lesson. Funny how people see that deity as forbiddingly scary but i see them as whimsical. Cheers!

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Marek Bennett's avatar

Yeah ~ Finally getting to WORK!

I love that they start you w/ coloring pages...

Gotta work up to those panoramic visions of apocalyptic reality.

🌼🖍🎨💙

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Jack Miamensis's avatar

I think that is more likely to be Tara, Franklin, though the small Buddha at top may well be Amitabha. The main figure is closer to Amitayus than Amitabha, but it is neither.

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Franklin Einspruch's avatar

There are a lot of Taras, too, and without the color filled in, it's hard to know which one. I'll edit the post.

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Jack Miamensis's avatar

Albeit unfinished, I tend to favor this is intended to be a White Tara.

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Peter Joslin's avatar

Wonderful explanation of making paint and process at 11,000 feet no less!

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Doug Bowker's avatar

What a great tale of art, travel and exploration! Thanks for the thorough and contemplative narrative.

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