Art of Mandala with Artist & Designer A North European Artist specialising in geometric paintings and mandala art. English born Stephen Meakin is exploring ideas about abstract-art-pattern, as visual medicine, oculi (architecture), mandala, sigil and yantra. Here at The Mandala Company, we sell stunning original mandala paintings, framed mandala prints and plenty of other inspired 21st century paintings. Art of Mandala - The Mandala Artist Stephen Meakin is painting in his studio Mandala Art by Artist Stephen Meakin at The Trinity Art Gallery in London Mandala of Bluebells by Stephen Meakin at Unique Arts Gallery In Brighton The 3.6-metre mandala below, called 'Arista SunStar' and commissioned by entrepreneur Camilla Al fayed, has a subtle Egyptian theme. The blooming Blue Lotus detail (from Hathor Temple, Dendera) is held within a broad sun collar of painted-jewelled faience beads and set in gold and bron...
Steps to Drawing a Mandala - A Beginner's Guide Mandalas are trending all over the Internet. You have seen them, you have marveled at them, but wondered how they were drawn, right? Gorgeous circle-filled drawings that look impossible to the eye. Your eyes pop at the details and the designs the various artists come up with, and then you think, can I do something like that? Well, that’s what I am here to tell you about; mandalas are actually pretty easy to draw. No hard and fast rule on how it should be, how simple or detailed, what patterns you use… absolutely none. It is really quite easy, and in a few easy steps, you can easily get around to drawing your very own Mandala. So, What is Mandala? The word, “Mandala” originates from Sanskrit, and loosely translated is a “circle”. When you look at the circle, it feels complete, isn’t it ? Well, that’s what it is all about. Visually, the circle represents completeness. A typical mandala includes intricate design...
Introduction to Mandala Art Monks, listen to the parable of the raft. A man going on a journey sees ahead of him a vast stretch of water. There is no boat within the sight, and no bridge. To escape from the dangers of this side of the bank, he builds a raft for himself out of grass, sticks and branches. When he crosses over, he realizes how useful the raft has been to him and wonders if he should not lift it on his shoulders and take it away with him. If he did this, would he be doing what he should do? No. Or, when he has crossed over to safety, should he keep it back for someone else to use, and leave it, therefore, on dry and high ground? This is the way I have taught Dhamma (the dharma), for crossing, not for keeping. Cast aside even right states of mind, monks, let alone wrong ones, and remember to leave the raft behind.1 Since the Buddha offered this advice nearly three millenia ago, there have been many crossings, and many rafts left behind. In viewing these rafts to...
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