Circle of Life
I chanced upon some stunning art work by Lindy Longhurst, an Australian artist, who specializes in Mandala art and design. Her online studio and etsy shop has an array of mandala designs and other beautiful paintings.
I found the design quite similar to what I have seen in Buddhist and Tibetan paintings, and after a bit of research, this is what I found:
man·da·la (n.) [sanskrit mandalam, circle.]
Any of various ritualistic geometric designs symbolic of the universe, used in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation. The mandala serves as a collection point for universal forces.
Any of various ritualistic geometric designs symbolic of the universe, used in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation. The mandala serves as a collection point for universal forces.
In the West, mandala is also used to refer to the “personal world” in which one lives, the various elements of the mandala or the activities and interests in which one engages, the most important being at the centre of the mandala and the least important at the periphery. Depicting one’s personal mandala in pictorial form can give one a good indication of the state of one’s spiritual life.
Through her studio, Serpent Mandalas, Lindy offers mandalas associated with astrology, chakra, landscape, fairytale, tarot and even personal mandalas!
She also has a series of paintings called the ‘dream paintings’ …
Imagine these paintings against a rough off white wall (think Greece), or a bright contrast colored wall, or a black background….
Mandala Detail
16 Comments
GB
Really late to the party here, but just had to comment. gorgeous!
Krmen
Un blog intenso, sin duda !!
Los mandalas, un mundo mágico que habla por sí mismo, son realmente preciosos !!
katinka - spirituality
great pictures.
Bhavna Bhatanagar
Thanks so much for dropping by Kimberly! Glad you liked the mandalas 🙂
imwithsully
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing these. I love these!
Bhavna Bhatanagar
🙂 thanks Adi!
Affinity, how about a DIY on such paintings? 🙂
Affinity
gasp. i love the colours! omg theres just so many things i want for my home.
adi
gorgeous would be a lesser word!!!
m delighted, pure…
Bhavna Bhatanagar
Plenty to go around Maddie!
:-)..Lindy is such a prolific artist…you have to check out her etsy shop to see the amazing number of paintings she has up!
Thank you Constance 🙂
rochambeau
Dear Bhavna,
These are pretty Mandala’s. Different that others I have seen.
Your site is always so beautiful to come to!
Constance
Maddie
I am thinking of these on MY
wall!!!
LOL
Have a lovely day:)
Bhavna Bhatanagar
Hi Annie! Glad you liked these 🙂
annie
Love these paintings…..and yes, against a rough plaster white wall they would pop! Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful finds with us all.
Bhavna Bhatanagar
Mmm…Gillian, I can imagine a wall in your spa with the madala paintings..lovely! 🙂
Thanks Amber! 🙂 Hope to *hear* from you again..
I am now itching to change atleast one wall in my home to a white whashed rough wall so that I can start putting up such paintings!
Amber
Your blog is wonderful. The paintings are fantastic. I agree…smashing on a plaster wall!
Gillian @ Indigo Blue
I adore these. I would plaster a wall with them…the colour! The colour! Drooling…Thanks you!
xo
Blue