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Mark
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Down Time
Sorry not to have posted much recently! I have been busy with some writing, but health issues are restricting my activity right now. ...
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mayapursasidasa
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Door with a crack!
Well, again I have been a bit quiet, health and boring stuff like that. I have been working on my next book, "Basic Buddhism", as well...
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Mark
Jan 8, 20231 min read
Mara and his daughters
Well, my painting of "Mara and his daughters tempting Buddha" has reached the stage at which I am content. I won't say "finished"...
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Mark
Jan 3, 20231 min read
Thanks Tako
It was a pleasure to welcome the talented photographer, "Tako" to my studio yesterday. To see her work you can visit her website,...
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Mark
Nov 26, 20222 min read
Sexist?
I am continuing to work on my latest painting - part of a series about the life of the Buddha. In this painting, Buddha meditates under a...
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Mark
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Quiet.....but busy!
I've not posted much on here for a while, but I have been quite busy nevertheless. My "Month With A Buddhist Master" book has now been...
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Mark
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Latest Book Published
My latest book, "A Month With A Buddhist Master" has been published by BESA in hardback, softback, and Kindle versions. It is available...
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Mark
Aug 22, 20221 min read
"Buddha's Life" paintings
Some weeks ago I posted that I had had an idea to paint a series of paintings with the theme of Buddha's life story but since then I...
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Mark
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Tales from Albania
Three pieces of news regarding my book, "Tales from Albania". Firstly. I decided to reduce the price of the softbound version. ...
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Mark
Jul 25, 20221 min read
Gazeta Dita
Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Refik Kadija for writing a wonderful review for the Albanian daily newspaper, "Gazeta Dita", of my "Tales from...
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Mark
Jun 28, 20221 min read
First in a series?
I re-worked this acrylic painting quite extensively, "Buddha Practicing Asceticism". As it was a canvas I had used some years ago I felt...
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Mark
Jun 18, 20221 min read
Two new.....
So here are the two paintings I mentioned yesterday, "View from Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal" and "Sunrise, Peace Pagoda, Pokhara". I was...
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Mark
Jun 18, 20221 min read
New Paintings
It has been a busy couple of weeks. "The View of Macchapuchare from Lake Phewa, Pokahara, Nepal" is finished to my satisfaction. I...
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Mark
Jun 2, 20221 min read
View from Pokhara Lake - Adjusting colours
I was concerned that this violet might appear too "false" and "postcard-ish" so have decided to tone it down quite a bit, lightening it...
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Mark
Jun 2, 20221 min read
View from Pokhara Lake - adding in the composition
Having let the violet just about dry I have roughly blocked in the composition. The dark strip one third up is the bank of the lake, and...
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Mark
Jun 2, 20221 min read
New Landscape
Well, I am satisfied with the reclining Buddha painting so now it is time for something new. I have decided that I want to paint another...
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Mark
May 28, 20222 min read
Nearly there!
I won’t post another photo of the reclining Buddha painting, but suffice to say, I lightly drew in some paving slabs leading from the...
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Mark
May 26, 20221 min read
Damp!
Not much painting today. We have been having tropical rain storms for a few days and everything is so damp, so spent a few hours trying...
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