Tag Archives: Garuda

Garuda with Washes, Three

Posted on February 20, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

On this final (for now) Garuda, here is the story of Mitchell’s Garuda. Mitchell and I were buying statues from a Tibetan man in Nepal (long story, another time) and had never met him nor spoken with him. An anthropologist … Continue reading →

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Garuda with Washes, Second

Posted on February 13, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

I am really happy with the Garuda above! I wanted him to come alive, and not be a statue on a dais as he is shown in my post from earlier this week. I began with a pencil sketch in … Continue reading →

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Garuda with Washes, The First

Posted on February 12, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

I continue to work the various levels in washes, learning as I go.  I worked with one of Mitchell’s favorite statues (right) which has a lovely history, which I will tell you all about in one of these posts when … Continue reading →

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Garuda Sketch: Paint Party Friday

Posted on March 21, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Paint Party Friday’s post this week is about Mitchell’s Garuda statue. Mitchell went to a friend’s home and they were drumming.  The drumming was meant to further visions, for which Mitchell had no experience.  He achieved a trance-like state, closed … Continue reading →

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