Focusing on the “negative” space was the only thing I knew in advance of this painting. Just as I started, I “saw” the center petals as maroon and followed suit. From there, each color revealed itself as I went along. More and more I’m loving the idea of just jumping in with painting without a clue of how it’s going to turn out.
I use Golden and M. Graham acrylics paints, matte medium, and gel pens (stars) and Canson mixed media paper.
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01 – Permanent Maroon
02 – Sap Green
03 – Manganese Blue Hue
04 – Ultramarine Violet
05 – Naples Yellow and Indian Yellow
07 – (center) Permanent Maroon, Naples Yellow, Indian Yellow
08 – (hoop stripes) Permanent Maroon
10 – (“petal” shading) Permanent Maroon, Sap Green
11 – Black outlines
MotW 2017-08: 12 – Gel Pens (pink, green, white, yellow)
My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways
For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits.
Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it.
As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?
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