Meditations on the Wisdom Mandala

The mandala of the 5 Wisdom Dakinis, mixed media 12" X 12" 

with seed syllables

Painting #3 of the Wisdom Dakinis

Latest Addition to the Dakini Paintings

I have continued to travel through the Mandala stopping at Fire and the South.

Magnetizing, alluring, discerning: the qualities of the Embodied Feminine Wisdom of this direction. Like the other finished pieces, images were taken from those women that I found somehow embody the positive qualities of the elemental direction.

"Discerning Wisdom" Oil on Canvas

Journey through the Wisdom Mandala

The journey through the Wisdom Mandala Continues 

"Wisdom of Equanimity" oil on Canvas 34" X 40"

This is the second in five paintings on the divine feminine found in the Mandala of the Dakinis.

The position on the Mandala is south and the element associated with the image is Earth.

Journey through the Wisdom Mandala

Dear fellow travelers and art lovers:
I have been inspired to create paintings and collages these past few months from meditations on the divine feminine through the work of Lama Tsultrim Allione. These paintings and collages incorporate my interpretations of the 5 Wisdom Dakinis and their physical, psychic, emotional and elemental qualities. All pieces are open to your own personal experiences and some may turn out to be interactive. Please stay tuned for postings of finished works as they emerge. 

All new work will be available for viewing and purchase at the Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios.

to be continued...page two explanation of the process

ALBATROSS movie by Chris Jordan Finally in Release!

I Have Been Waiting for the Release of this 

movie for a long time!

ALBATROSS by Chris Jordan has been in the making for many years and is a lyrical, heartbreaking documentary on the plight of the Albatross on Midway Island and the Pacific Gyre. The human romance with all things made of plastic has created an environmental crisis of staggering proportions in the middle of the Pacific Ocean...and the canary in the coal mine is the residents of Midway Island and other Islands were many species of Albatross breed and raise their young. They cannot differentiate between floating plastic debris, which extends for miles and miles, and their natural food of squid and fish so they fish out the plastic, take it back to their nests and feed it to their young with tragic results.

Please watch the screening on July 12 or download the movie for free if you cannot make it to the screening. Support efforts to stop the use of throw away plastic and donate to organizations that are involved in Ocean cleanup!

ALBATROSS MOVIE

This labor of love by Chris Jordan was the inspiration for art on this terrible ongoing tragedy in 2014 and to this day...

New Work To See During the East Bay Open Studios

Available at East Bay Open Studios, 

June 2 & 3 and June 9 & 10

2547 8th Street . Studio 31 . Berkeley CA

Vajra Yogini - Dakini of Fire (12" X 12" Oil, mixed media on panel)

Dakini of Space (12" x12" oil & objects on panel)

New Work for Viewing During East Bay Open Studios

The New East Bay Open Studios Coming in June

Stop by to view new work created since January 2018 (first 2 weekends in June)

Crows, Ravens, and Abstract Meditations on the Elemental Forces in the Natural World

Elemental Boxes, mixed media

"Connection" ink, oil pastel and paint on paper on panel

Open Saturday and Sunday, June 2 & 3, June 9 & 10 from 11AM to 6PM