ARTS: Konoha Gallery

Greetings, artistic Sangha, gassho1

Welcome to the Konoha Gallery! This thread is an ongoing place for you to show us your creative, two-dimensional works. Paintings, drawings, digital images; basically, if you created it by moving something like a pencil or a brush or a stylus across a flat surface, please put it here for your Sangha to enjoy and (positively) comment on. We really do want to see it!

Any painting or drawing, whether created as a zenga (a Zen, sumi-e ink painting or calligraphy; the classic example is an enso), a modern abstract painting, or a quick sketch for your kid's lunch bag, they all deserve attention here. The rule is that you must be the person who created what you post in this thread. It is totally fine for you to post your copy of another artist's work, usually accompanied by "With apologies to [Michelangelo]" or "after Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus."

A note on comments: Please feel at liberty to express your appreciation and encouragement for other's work. Please do not feel at liberty to critique, offer advice, or instruct. This is a zone of encouragement.

To prove that any level of work is welcome here, I offer an early Nengei original:
Attachment 6988
Gradient Squares

And to restore your eyes, I will offer a later painting:
Attachment 6989
Yixing Teapot (2020). After an original photograph
by Kevin Murphy. Oils on loose cotton canvas. 9x12 inches.

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Just a note that Konoha is "Treeleaf" in Japanese. Our Sangha's "official" name in Japanese is the "Ko no ha" (木之葉) Zendo, in which the first character means (and looks like) a tree (木), the "no" (之) is a possessive (like an apostrophe 's in English), and the final kanji (葉) means leaf. So, it means "tree's leaf" or "leaf of the tree" ... Treeleaf. Here is the name written by Nishijima Roshi as it hangs over our Zendo door in Tsukuba ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/attac...7&d=1473848877

Gassho, J

STLah

Attachment 6990 this is a drawing i did recently of my best friend on the internet. he goes by Lolthulhu, and hes someone i really admire and look up to as a friend and human being. this was drawn from a photo his wife took of him fixing his bike. i will be posting more photos soon!

Gassho, John

Attachment 6991 this is one i did to try my hand at digital drawing. i like how it turned out.

Gassho, John

Wonderful, creative work, John! Both of them. Thank you for sharing these with us and for telling us about your friend.

And welcome to Treeleaf!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Thank you Nengei! Much appreciated. I will post some more of my artwork tonight.

Gassho, John

Attachment 6993 this is a self portrait i did about 6 or 7 years ago of myself listening to music. drawn from a photograph.

Gassho, John

Attachment 6994 this is a landscape drawing i did of a beach i saw while on a train, again 6 or 7 years ago.

Gassho, John

Attachment 6995 this is a stylistic fish drawing i did 6 or 7 years ago. its blurry because its been downloaded so many times, as i gave away the original years ago.

Gassho, John

I was sitting with my kids drawing stuff, so I decided to draw a dragon.
It lived for 7 minutes and disappeared into impermanence.

Gassho

Horin

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More nice work, John! Remember to do sitting Zazen each day before posting, and note that under your name: "Sat today" or "ST." It's one of our ways of stressing the importance of Zazen.

Horin, wonderful! A fiery dragon, indeed! POOF!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Thank you, Nangei! Yeah, i just saw the post Jundo made about that yesterday night, apologies for the mistake!

Gassho, John
Sat. LAH

Nice dragon, Horin!

Gassho, John
ST LAH

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Just a note that Konoha is "Treeleaf" in Japanese. Our Sangha's "official" name in Japanese is the "Ko no ha" (木之葉) Zendo, in which the first character means (and looks like) a tree (木), the "no" (之) is a possessive (like an apostrophe 's in English), and the final kanji (葉) means leaf. So, it means "tree's leaf" or "leaf of the tree" ... Treeleaf. Here is the name written by Nishijima Roshi as it hangs over our Zendo door in Tsukuba ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/attac...7&d=1473848877

Gassho, J

STLah

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Some manga/anime lovers may recognise the name Konoha from the Naruto series. The village of the protagonist is called Konoha village or Konohagakure and the official translation of the village is "Village Hidden in the Leaves" or "Hidden Leaf Village". Just a quick fun fact
Nikolas,
Sat/Lah

Another dragon

Gassho

Horin

Stlah

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Very nice, Horin!

Gassho, John
ST/LAH

Very nice, Horin!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Beautiful, what does the kanji say??

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Beautiful, what does the kanji say??

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It's Horin, walking forest:-)

Gassho

Stlah

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Another dragon

Gassho

Horin

Stlah

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:encouragement:gassho1

Here are a couple of recent works of mine; not particularly Buddhist, but then you can find Dharma everywhere if you look for it.

Rhapsody

Caracalla, after Cavaceppi's bust in the Getty.

Started recently to paint watercolor in quick works of 20-30 minutes, to incorporate painting in my daily zen routine. Here is my ensō-cat (inspired from oi-yee-tai.pixels.com)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/D24EXR7WJzQmysAZA
Gassho, satlah

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Started recently to paint watercolor in quick works of 20-30 minutes, to incorporate painting in my daily zen routine. Here is my ensō-cat (inspired from oi-yee-tai.pixels.com)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/D24EXR7WJzQmysAZA

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Wow, this is great!!!

Gassho

Horin

Stlah

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Started recently to paint watercolor in quick works of 20-30 minutes, to incorporate painting in my daily zen routine. Here is my ensō-cat (inspired from oi-yee-tai.pixels.com)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/D24EXR7WJzQmysAZA

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Beautiful ensō with kitty, Franz! Thank you for adding to our gallery!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

My today's watercolor ensō, with a small Sakura [emoji263][emoji120]
SatLah, F. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...953b3516a8.jpg

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wow - this is an interesting thread and some real talent here! [claps]

gassho

risho
-stlah

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My today's watercolor ensō, with a small Sakura [emoji263][emoji120]
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Franz, that is really nice work! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

This week I went on with my watercolor routine, following a river's flow [emoji120][emoji4][emoji569]
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This week I went on with my watercolor routine, following a river's flow [emoji120][emoji4][emoji569]
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Franz, those are simply stunning! Wow!

You've inspired me as I've wanted to dive into something different for a new visual practice. Are you using regular "western" watercolors and brushes, or are you using sumi-e materials and techniques?

Gassho,
Seikan

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Very nice, Franz! Lovely to see this style of work, and done so well!

Gassho
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

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Franz, those are simply stunning! Wow!

You've inspired me as I've wanted to dive into something different for a new visual practice. Are you using regular "western" watercolors and brushes, or are you using sumi-e materials and techniques?

Gassho,
Seikan

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Thanks for your kind words Nengei & Seikan [emoji4]
I just entered the world of watercolor. To start without pretentiousness, I bought a simple 24 colours Winsor and Newton beginner's set and some inexpensive brushes and paper on amazon (in case I would drop after a couple of paintings). But I admit I am very fashinated by the world of ink wash painting techniques and sumi e. Maybe one day I'll give it a try [emoji23]
Have a nice weekend!!
Sat today, Franz


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I am blowing the dust off and resurrecting the paint and drawing department. I have not been very attentive, but it is because I have been painting and teaching, having made the move to full-time professional art about 6 months ago.

Anyway, I will post more, and I encourage you to do the same!

Here is a recent little study I did that I believe you will enjoy. The painting is oils on board-mounted canvas, 9x12 inches. I do not know the identity of the person in the figure, but when I saw it I had to have it. It is Japanese, and modern. The vase is also modern and is Chinese. The apple is a locally grown Fuji, I think. The pine cone came from… somewhere… and normally sits on my altar.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8a861670d1.jpg

Gassho,
然芸 Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Beautiful work :encouragement: Thank you, Nengei.

Gassho,
Washin
StLah

Beautiful

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

There is some really nice work here. I love the Japanese style art. Here are some sketches of mine from around 2018/19. My wife (using soluble pencils), my mother, and some clothes (copy of textbook sketches).

Attachment 7383
Attachment 7384
Attachment 7385

Gassho,
Gareth

Sat today, Lah

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There is some really nice work here. I love the Japanese style art. Here are some sketches of mine from around 2018/19. My wife (using soluble pencils), my mother, and some clothes (copy of textbook sketches).

Attachment 7383
Attachment 7384
Attachment 7385

Gassho,
Gareth

Sat today, Lah

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Beatiful, controlled work, Gareth. I hope we get to see more from you!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Here is a newly completed portrait.

Sophia, 12x16 inches, painted with oils on mounted Belgian handkerchief linen.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...164376b156.jpg


Gassho,
遜道念芸 Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Gassho. Beautiful. I like the way you incorporated the Bokeh and the eyes are perfect.

Thanks for sharing your work with us.

Gassho.

Sat.

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Wow. I think the baby teeth and incoming adult teeth are exquisitely done and capture the transitioning age so well. Thanks for sharing your work!

SAT/LAH

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Here is a newly completed portrait.

Sophia, 12x16 inches, painted with oils on mounted Belgian handkerchief linen.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...164376b156.jpg

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Wow! That is beautiful, Nengei!

Gassho
Kokuu
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Truly enjoyed seeing everyone's art here. Thank you for sharing your work.

b.

stlah

A very Zen-inspired painting, just finished it. Big world, little sit.
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Veronica
Stlah
P.s. I just realized this is the thread for sharing my art, rather than starting new threads each time. Still figuring it out. [emoji851]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ef2c5a7039.jpg

Outstanding work, Veronica! I like the use of multimedia to create something so fresh and new. And I love the texture!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Great work, Veronica!
Thanks for sharing.
Gassho,
Tai Do (Mateus)
Satlah

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6c7f0e0aad.jpg
Hare and Perfume, 12x12 inches, oil paint on linen board.

Little brass hare, what are you looking at?
That’s not lettuce.
It’s merely reality. Look harder!

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.