Jewels, flowers and lights

Buddhist paradises

More to paint later

Amitabha Sutra

#buddhism #beautifulquotations #thingstopaintlater #inspiring #jewelledlands #flowers #lights

Contemplating the miniature – the truly microscopic

On the tip of a hair there are jewelled lands of the past, present and future

Imagine that

I want to paint this too

Avatamsaka Sutra

#buddhism #beautifulquotations #thingstopaintlater #miniature #inspiring #jewelledlands #tipofahair

Flowers in space

I want to paint this!

Shurangama Sutra

#buddhism #beautifulquotations #thingstopaintlater #flowersinspace #inspiring

I would like to share some quotations from Islam that I find either relevant and inspiring for this crisis now, or simply surprising – like the emphasis on planning! I am a planner too so I like it… anyone who knows more please enlighten me on this aspect that surprised me. All from Hadiths in translation from my UN books on world religions. (Note – there are many many more beautiful and inspiring quotations I loved, but I chose here only to focus on ones that were relevant to the crisis or that just surprised me.)

#failtoplanplantofail #plan #planning #crisis #reassurance #calm #islam #inspiringquotations #worldreligions #peace #quotations #relevant #covid_19 #stayathome

Chinese progress

Slowly slowly

#chinese #progress #slowlybutsurely #learningwithchildren #vintageblackboard #homeschool #chinesecharacters

Buddhist doctrine

How a husband should relate to his wife – agreed, especially about handing over authority to her, I would add the words ‘total’ and ‘control’ and other niceties to that effect 😂

#buddhist #doctrine #lookitsaysso #agreed #thankyou

Rocks brush on lava rocks

These igneous volcanic rocks are right from the heat and heart of the earth, burped up in a giant fiery explosion and cooled rapidly to form multiple holes, so these rocks are also a perfect way to scent your home by diffusing essential oils through them (unseen). Wish there was a way to capture the nice smells digitally… for now I still scent my sealing wax with Bornean agar wood but it has proven to be very fugitive the farther away it travels. Art is sensuous.

And Clouds brush

For @mahrukh_b

http://www.theperfectbrush.co.uk

#lava #lavarocks #scent #sensuous #miniaturepainting #Rocksbrush #Cloudsbrush #persianminiature #traditional #contemporary #mughalminiature #vaishaliprazmaribrushes #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmari #manuscript #handmade #Kolinskysable #illumination #watercolour #stayathome #selfisolation #covid_19

Fire brush and the eternal dance between Dragon and the Phoenix, two beings of fire

The feather is the oldest of brushes. Inserted into a metal ferrule, it is easier to paint with for modern hands. Rare because they are seasonal and dependant on the natural swan shedding season (swans in the UK are protected by law and owned by the Queen). Also have a traditional quill ferrule available at http://www.theperfectbrush.co.uk

And my Clouds and Rocks brushes, all for @sabinepallas

#Firebrush #dragon #phoenix #miniaturepainting #swanfeather #swan #queenofengland #Rocksbrush #Cloudsbrush #persianminiature #traditional #contemporary #mughalminiature #vaishaliprazmaribrushes #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmari #manuscript #handmade #Kolinskysable #illumination #watercolour #stayathome #龙画笔 #鳳凰畫筆 #凤凰画笔 #龍畫筆

Zen Rocks brush morning light

http://www.theperfectbrush.co.uk

#Rocksbrush #miniaturepainting #zen #zenrocks #zenpebbles #persianminiature #traditional #contemporary #mughalminiature #vaishaliprazmaribrushes #theperfectbrush #vaishaliprazmari #manuscript #handmade #Kolinskysable #illumination #watercolour #stayathome