BM Art Workshop

The Bhakti Marga Art Workshop finished today with many happy participants. It was a very creative group and everyone made beautiful paintings. We enjoyed the special atmosphere set by the meditative music or by working in silence, and felt many blessings and love!
We will continue this creative art work, once a month. Here are some impressions from the workshop:

Gauri SPN (Kristelle Sim)

Thank you, Jaahnvi, for all the guidance, help, and encouragment you gave during this workshop. You were so generous with your time and attention. You gave us all the opportunity to learn to be patient, to stop judging ourselves so harshly, to learn how to see more clearly, and to let ourselves flow with the energy of love that moved the brush. 
There is so much here to be learned that is far beyond the paper, pencil, brush and paint--what a gift it is to be a Resident here and have this chance to practice this very special form of sadhana. Thanks again for this extraordinary experience, and for the invitation to come back for more every month!

"Painting is Meditation" Sri Swami Vishwananda

Painting course- Mahavatar Babaji

TIME: 30. November 

PLACE: SPN Atelier

COURSE FEE: 90,00€

Course Description :

In this painting course let's start with a simple technique of coloring,

Mahavatar pencil drawing will be given to participants already 

completed.

In this course we will learn simple techniques of painting. Students 

will understand the different phases of painting, beginning with the 

first layer, and through all the stages, ending with the final details.

This process will be explained and demonstrated to ensure student 

understanding about this technique. This knowledge will be put 

into practice, always with guidance and help from mataji Gitanjali

DIVINE MOTHER -Hindu deity painting course

SEMINAR 23th -25th October

Painting the Divine Mother.

In Hinduism the Divine Mother is visible in different aspects like

Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kanchikamakshi, Radha, Kali etc.

In this course we connect in the creative process with her, paint the picture and feel her deeply within our hearts. She is the Shakti herself, the creative power of the universe.

Course stucture

* choose the image* composition of the painting*theory of colours

*drawing and painting*painting garments*ornaments, jewellery*oncluding discussion

Cost: 350,00€ 15,00€ Material

Summer Sangha Youth Gathering 2015

For the very first time, young people between 15-25 years old gathered here for a Youth Summer Sangha to experience spirituality in the everyday life of our Centre here at Shree Peetha Nilaya. 

Part of the program consisted of our workshop on creative painting. You can see some of the beautiful artwork being done below:

Over 45 students participated in our Bhakti Marga Art Creative Painting Course. 

It was for me, personally, a great experience to teach and to support so many talented and interested young girls and boys.

After this course, I hope that some of them might be more interested in doing this kind of painting in the future and in supporting Swami Vishwananda's plan to develop and expand spiritual artwork. 

  

Development of an Iconostasis Part 2

The icons are done and gilded

The frames for the icons are painted with gold colour.

The small pictures are waiting...

The angeles are already mounted.

Now the iconostasis is finished.

The new chapel will be inagurated in the next few days.

Development of an Iconostasis

Recently the Bhakti Marga art team was asked to plan and create an iconostasis. An iconostasis is a wall with large icon paintings, separating the sanctuary from the nave. In our case the iconostasis has a surface of 2,41 meters height and 4,55 meters width.

In a first step an exact plan is established, the composition with the pictures is drawn und the wooden panels are cut to size.

Then follows the enlargement of the icons and the drawings, as well as the grounding of the wooden panels.

Hereafter you see the different stages in the artistic work. A group of 4-5 artists has worked intensively during the last 3 months on this lovely religious project.

In tranquillity and prayer emerges this iconostasis which will be placed in a church in order to inspire many people to prayer and silent devotion.

In a further report we will show you the last work stages until completion of this iconostasis. 

Learing the technique of Gilding in the Atelier

For a special order of an ikonostasis we painted the halo of the Saints using the old technique of real oil gilding.The technique of oil gilding involves the application of a base coat of oil varnice on which the gold leafs is appliced.

 Our restaurator has offered to show and to teach us the classical way of gilding.

This precious old technique gives more beauty to every painting and makes icons more shiney. 

This elaborate technique needs a lot of pation, concentration and skill.

Our small group were very happy to spend time together making new experiencies in creative work for Gurujis Art Projects.

Painting of Babaji with Mataji Gitanjali

        We have organized a very special seminar. 

Mataji Gitanjali had prepared the participants of the painting  seminar to help her with the wallpainting in the Babaji Cave. 

         On the following day they had painted a portrait of Babaji. 

Creative Day in the Atelier of SPN

Last weekend we had a very interesting painting course whith the goal of painting Babaji.

(see next report in the Art Blog). For the course our artist Mataji Gitangali came from Portugal.

Mataji Gitanjali by drawing

During her stay most of our artist gathered in the atelier to discuss upcoming art projects and we used the time also to paint together.

We had experienced an unique silence and unity and we all felt a great blessing during these days.

Mataji Uma by painting

It is always nice to feel the creative force to create something new and express spirituality and beauty through art work.

Jaahnvi by painting an icon of the Holy Mother

Drawing Icon