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Western Wind: Interview with Tod Nielson

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Interview with Tod Nielson. Back in February while Tsherin. Was away on retreat, I started some interviews with other fellow student thangka painters. I was stuck on my current thangka painting without Tsherin's assistance, so I figured I would work on the interview project for a bit. It was initially inspired by Buddhist Geeks. Tod was one of the first students to study under Tsherin when he arrived in California. Enjoy! And I decided to commission...

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Western Wind: February 2011

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Friday, February 4, 2011. I finished my painting of White Tara. Last month. It's been a long year working on this project for ACTA. But it's given me a new level of self-discipline. I've begun to feel myself on the path of the masters. My eyes have changed drastically over the period of this time. I remember years ago looking at Pema Namdol Thaye. I've recently begun my next project which is doing the Longchen Nyingthik. With Dzongsar Jamyang Kyentse Norbu. This will be ...

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Western Wind: October 2010

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Saturday, October 16, 2010. Huffington Post Review of Tradition Transformed. Http:/ www.huffingtonpost.com/max-eternity/buddha-2010-contemporary- b 738707.html? Thursday, October 7, 2010. New York Panel Interview. Tsherin will be having an interview October 7th at 6pm [New York Time] The panel will be streaming live on the Trace Foundation website and probably archived afterward. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New York Tibetan Art Studio. Newari Tantric Contemporary painting.

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Western Wind: White Tara- Finished

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Friday, February 4, 2011. I finished my painting of White Tara. Last month. It's been a long year working on this project for ACTA. But it's given me a new level of self-discipline. I've begun to feel myself on the path of the masters. My eyes have changed drastically over the period of this time. I remember years ago looking at Pema Namdol Thaye. I've recently begun my next project which is doing the Longchen Nyingthik. With Dzongsar Jamyang Kyentse Norbu. This will be ...

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Western Wind: New York Panel Interview

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Thursday, October 7, 2010. New York Panel Interview. Tsherin will be having an interview October 7th at 6pm [New York Time] The panel will be streaming live on the Trace Foundation website and probably archived afterward. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New York Tibetan Art Studio. Pema Rinzin interview by Brass Brothers Films (released by Juxtapose Magazine). Before the snow . ( The Palace of Metropolitan Luxury fashion show). Or, How I Survived My Midlife Ego Crisis.

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Western Wind: May 2010

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Monday, May 31, 2010. Spent the day at Tsherin's new art studio working on wet shading the background. The technique is when you are blending a lighter shade into typically a darker one. With three brushes, you put down one color, then overlap with the second, then use a third flat brush to blend. The process has to take place VERY quickly since the gouache paint dries rapidly. Like under a minute sometimes! Friday, May 28, 2010. Cynthia also studied under Chogyam Trungpa.

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Western Wind: April 2010

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Thursday, April 22, 2010. I transferred the inked deity image over to my final canvas and redrew enough detail to start painting that section. First though, I'm sketching in the background for the painting. I finished the small flowers on branches surround the body aura. This week I've been practicing the larger flowers before adding them to the painting. Next week will be clouds and rainbows! Saturday, April 3, 2010. We use carbon paper to transfer the inked image over ...

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Western Wind: September 2010

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Monday, September 6, 2010. Dry-Shading and New Sketch. Here's some updated images on what I've been working on. The dry-shading never seems to stop on this white tara. I'm learning much about subtlety and patience from the practice. I'm currently doing the first layer of dry shading for the waves which gives them a basic outline/fade. Next week I'll be giving them a second layer for more structure. I've been practicing drawing skills on the eight auspicious symbols.

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Western Wind: April 2011

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Buddhist Thangka Art in the West. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Finished the first of the eight auspicious symbol. Project. I've been using Holbein acryla gouache. Which is halfway between the consistency of goauche and acrylic. It has a very flat appearance once done but you have to put on many coats of paint to achieve that effect which takes extra time. Another benefit is that the bottom layer doesn't pull up when you are dry-shading. At Rainbow's End Farm. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Or, How I Survived My...