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First of my drawing illustrations. I only started practicing drawing couple of months a go but I liked this one.
1950 Mercury chopped "Creamsicle Delight" Silver Dollar Classics, Carson City Nevada. Owner John Bloore, Henderson Nevada. Photoshop CS4, Topaz filters Dejpeg, Adjust and denoise.
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"A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think." Eleanor Roosevelt
sure i can paint!! ;-) sorry I put too much coolant in the water..haha ;-p
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Feilai Feng, or "the Peak that Flew Hither", also commonly translated as "Flying Peak" (Traditional Chinese: 飛來峰石窟; Simplified Chinese:飞来峰石窟), is located in front of the temple proper. The peak is so-named because it is made of limestone, giving it a craggy appearance very different from the surrounding mountains. Legend holds that the peak was originally from India (with some versions suggesting that it is Vulture Peak), but flew to Hangzhou overnight as a demonstration of the omnipotence of Buddhist law. A large number of grottoes can be found on the peak, such as Qinglin Grotto, Yuru Grotto and Longhong Grotto. Many rock reliefs dot the peak surface, and more are located in the various caves and grottoes throughout the peak. Within the main cave, dedicated to the bodhisattva Guanyin, there is a crack in the ceiling of the cave that stretches up to the surface, so that a person standing at a certain position can see a sliver of sunlight. This is known as the "one thread of heaven" (Traditional Chinese: 一線天; Simplified Chinese: 一线天; Pinyin: Yīxiàn Tiān).
The stone carvings on Feilai Feng are located in an area measuring 600 meters long and 200 meters wide. In total, there are 153 shrines and more than 470 pieces of carvings, among which 338 are relatively well-preserved, 96 carvings from the Yuan Dynasty as well as several from the Ming Dynasty.
Around 11 carvings date to the late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. These carvings dot the top of the peak and the mouth of Qinglin Grotto and they all prominently feature the “Three Saints of the West”, which refers to the triad of Amitābha Buddha and the Bodhisattvas Guanyin and Mahasthamaprapta from Pure Land Buddhism.
A total of 222 carvings were produced in the Northern Song Dynasty period, which feature a diverse range of Buddhist figures including the Six Patriarchs of Chan (or Zen) Buddhism, various arhats, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas such as Vairocana. One of the more prominent carvings from this period is a shrine to Budai, a monk who is traditionally regarded as an incarnation of Maitreya, surrounded by the Eighteen Arhats. This shrine stands at 3.6 meters high and 9.9 meters long, making it the largest shrine on Feilai Feng.
Most of the nearly 100 carvings produced during the Yuan Dynasty are located on the southern bank of Lengquan Stream and on the cliff near Qinglin Grotto and Yuru Grotto. The carvings from this period resembles the art styles of the Tang and Song dynasties, while also reflecting influences from Tibetan and Mongolian art.
www.viajeachina.com/atracciones-de-hangzhou/templo-lingyi...
www.thechinaguide.com/es/sight/lingyin-temple
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingyin_Temple
Feilai Feng, o "el pico que voló hasta aquí", también traducido comúnmente como "pico volador" (chino tradicional: 飛來峰石窟; chino simplificado:飞来峰石窟), está situado frente al templo propiamente dicho. El pico se llama así porque está hecho de piedra caliza, lo que le da un aspecto escarpado muy diferente del de las montañas circundantes. La leyenda sostiene que el pico era originario de la India (algunas versiones sugieren que se trata del Pico del Buitre), pero voló a Hangzhou de la noche a la mañana como demostración de la omnipotencia de la ley budista. En la cima hay un gran número de grutas, como la Gruta Qinglin, la Gruta Yuru y la Gruta Longhong. Numerosos relieves rocosos salpican la superficie de la cima, y hay más en las diversas cuevas y grutas que la recorren. En la cueva principal, dedicada al bodhisattva Guanyin, hay una grieta en el techo que se extiende hasta la superficie, de modo que una persona situada en una determinada posición puede ver un resquicio de luz solar. Esto se conoce como "el hilo del cielo" (chino tradicional: 一線天; chino simplificado: 一线天; pinyin: Yīxiàn Tiān).
Las tallas de piedra de Feilai Feng se encuentran en un área de 600 metros de largo y 200 metros de ancho. En total, hay 153 santuarios y más de 470 tallas, de las que 338 están relativamente bien conservadas, 96 tallas de la dinastía Yuan y varias de la dinastía Ming.
Unas 11 tallas datan de finales de la Dinastía Tang y del Periodo de las Cinco Dinastías y los Diez Reinos. Estas tallas salpican la cima del pico y la boca de la gruta de Qinglin y en todas ellas destacan los "Tres Santos de Occidente", que hacen referencia a la tríada del Buda Amitābha y los bodhisattvas Guanyin y Mahasthamaprapta del budismo de la Tierra Pura.
En el periodo de la dinastía Song del Norte se produjeron un total de 222 tallas, en las que aparecen diversas figuras budistas, como los Seis Patriarcas del budismo chan (o zen), varios arhats, bodhisattvas y budas como Vairocana. Una de las tallas más destacadas de este periodo es un santuario dedicado a Budai, un monje que tradicionalmente se considera una encarnación de Maitreya, rodeado de los Dieciocho Arhats. Este santuario mide 3,6 metros de alto y 9,9 metros de largo, lo que lo convierte en el más grande de Feilai Feng.
La mayoría de las casi 100 tallas producidas durante la Dinastía Yuan se encuentran en la orilla sur del arroyo Lengquan y en el acantilado cercano a la Gruta Qinglin y la Gruta Yuru. Las tallas de este periodo se asemejan a los estilos artísticos de las dinastías Tang y Song, aunque también reflejan influencias del arte tibetano y mongol.
Urban Flowers and Grid Diptych, Acrylic on Canvas, 2015, 20X16" each.
Yumart is pleased to present “Beyond The Park: Nearscapes”, an exhibition of luscious new works on paper and canvas by Tim Noonan.
“The series of recent acrylic, oil and watercolour paintings on canvas and paper are interpreted from the fringe landscape. The abstractions are comprised of simplified shapes, patterns and enhanced colour to evoke both the mood and texture of a near scape with urban inclusions.”
Tim Noonan 2015
Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday February 7th, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Yumart is located on the 2nd floor at 101 Spadina, just south of Adelaide
Exhibition continues to February 28th, 2015
gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, noon to six p.m.
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Sunday...new week, start of a new work week. Hopefully also a week when I will once again start going to bed and getting up at reasonable times before I start resembling a Walking Dead character. I look forward to Sundays for my weekly horoscope from a couple different sources. In addition to my daily and weekly horoscopes that I truly do not believe, but am always amused by, I get my inspirational messages (my daily truths, my messages from the universe, you can say) delivered to my inbox (no wonder there are usually 10s of thousands of messages in my inbox...) So, every once in awhile (read: every other day) a message comes through that I know was written specifically to ME! I'm sure that the zillion other people that get these "personal" messages will just look at it and hit DELETE while I sit there and say "WOW... they nailed it... that's me...")
So there is this... a message that has been hitting me squarely in the face for some time now.... reinforced by friends and co-workers, and even hinted (ha! did I say HINTED? I was being kind!!) by you guys here....
"You can do amazing things with the simplest things. You can have so little and be so happy. You can take small amounts of time and perform life-changing acts.
Is it time to simplify? Is it time to pare your life down to the handful of things that mean the most to you, and let the rest go so that . . . you can give the very best of yourself to the very best things . . . instead of being spread in a too-thin layer all over the place?
Your heart knows when it's time, and you will have the strength to do it. And best of all you will see enormous changes happen in your life when you let the unimportant things go and embrace the things that quietly sustain you and bring you joy.
It may not look like the most glamorous life, but it is one filled with joy, peace and harmony . . . one where laughter is a welcome and frequent companion . . . one where worries are few and where long meaningful conversations are many . . . one that is waiting for you when you are ready to take the steps to get there.
Simplify today, one little thing at time. You can do it. "
Simplify? Yeah... I know it's over due. I can do it? Hmmmm.... not sure. It's hard. I'm trying.
(*sorry...sometimes I write these things as reminders to myself!When they are here, I know where to find them!)
I wrote recently that I sensed we were starting something new. A phase of realisation and acceptance of our son's challenges. Less and less he is able to, or have the desire to venture into the garden with me. Instead of walking or wheeling along the paths, his preference is to stay close to the safety of his 'window' and just look. Often with unseeing eyes, but occasionally watching my every move out there.
Time is always against me in spending time doing what I love out in the garden and so, I am starting to simplify the layout, creating a view from the window rather than discovering it all as we used to as we wandered. I am lifting paths and borders and laying turf, bringing focus onto key specimen plants which our son can see as he just looks out.
As we started this project he was gripped by another seizure and as I cradled him on the lawn until he recovered sufficiently to sit on the garden bench recovering further. The future really is uncertain, but my attempts at creating a world through his window need changing to accommodate his needs to day.
I hope you will like what I create, it will be simple, but it will also provide, support and reassurance .... and maybe more stories :-))
The first image from a mini-series taken in the quiet back roads of Northamptonshire & Rutland. The great simplifiers (Snow & Mist) were in play, so I knew there would be images that are not normally obvious. As the back roads were pretty much single lane, where the farmers had ploughed a channel through, I ended up not being able to hang about anywhere too long. All the shots subsequently hand-held.
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Texture layer from les brumes, with many thanks.
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