Tenzin Rabgyal's Green Tara

I couldn't find it for my last post, but the most beautiful Green Tara that I've ever seen was actually painted by one of the thangka artists I was honored to study under at Thangde Gatsal Studios in India a few months ago. Tenzin is an amazing artist working in Dharamsala India as an accomplished Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painter. He's also an amazing teacher and helped me so much as I worked on my own thangka.

Here are a few images of a Green Tara he painted on green, using gold and a few selectively placed mineral pigments. She really glows and it's just amazing to see in person. the whole piece can't be larger than 18x24" even, the detail is stunning. The top photo someone else took so you get to see some of that glow. I unfortunately only have the camera on my phone so my photos don't capture it's true beauty.

Here he is working on Kalachakra

So, praises be to Tenzin, who is awesome. Long may he paint beautiful, beautiful paintings.

I'll definitely be squinting my eyes at this one as I create my own Green Tara, it'll be nice to know he's still teaching me in a way, despite being far far away.

Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha