I had the incredible honor of being asked to do a portrait of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama for his 80th birthday. Given this benediction and blessing I knew I would meet the task by rendering more than just his facial features. So instead, I decided to attempt to draw a portrait of his heart. It would illustrate the Buddhist wisdom and philosophy he carried with such fierce non-attachment, an ocean of peace pouring out of him with 10,000 compassionate arms, his love of all religions and his hope for their harmony, his prayerful be-speckled, smiling bow to humanity exactly as it is and exactly as he knows it could be. This is that portrait and my grateful bow back to this man’s heart.
2016 mixed media on paper.
Fantastic brother
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Amazing & Stunning. Thank You.
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Namaste. ;)
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I was in the audience about twenty years ago when he came to the Twin Cities. If he ever wanted to consider a career change, he could be a great standup-comic. He’s got a wicked-funny sense of humor.
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Hilarious. I heard a comedian once say there's nothing funnier than the truth ;)
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Beautiful artwork. There was obviously a lot of thought and heart put into its creation.
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