Italy / June 2-11, 2017 / Thangka Painting Retreat
ARCO, Near Lake Garda – Drawing and painting Buddhas at the annual international Thangka Painting Retreat in Italy…
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Nederland / 11 sept / Happinez Workshop Utrecht
UTRECHT – Workshop Boeddha Tekenen n.a.v. artikel in Happinez Magazine…
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Nederland / 4 sept / Happinez Workshop Den Bosch
DEN BOSCH – Workshop Boeddha Tekenen n.a.v. artikel in Happinez Magazine…
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Nederland / 27 aug / Happinez Workshop Zwolle
ZWOLLE – Workshop Boeddha Tekenen n.a.v. artikel in Happinez Magazine…
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Nederland / 2 juli / Happinez Workshop Leiden
LEIDEN – Workshop Boeddha Tekenen i.v.m. artikel in Happinez Magazine…
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Nederland / Amsterdam / Zo 10 december 2017 / Thangka Tekenmiddag
AMSTERDAM – Maitreya Instituut – Verder werken aan je thangka of Boeddhatekening onder begeleiding van thangkaschilder Carmen Mensink
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Nederland / Zo 23 oktober / Thangka Tekenmiddag
AMSTERDAM – Maitreya Instituut – Verder werken aan je thangka of tekening onder begeleiding van Carmen Mensink
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Nederland / 25 t/m 27 nov 2016 / Boeddha en de 6 Perfecties
AMSTERDAM – Teken de Boeddha volgens de Tibetaanse Thangka traditie
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Nederland / 11 tm 14 mei 2017/ Chenrezig, de Boeddha van Mededogen in al zijn vormen
LOENEN (VELUWE) – Extra lange weekendcursus op de Veluwe, incl. alle overnachtingen en maaltijden…
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High school project on Asia
Offering Buddha drawing classes to teenagers on high schools…
Other Buddhist Artwork
Decorating an orphanage in Nepal
To make the children feel more at home in their brand new building
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Have your Buddha statue Gilded & Painted
Having your Buddha statue painted & gilded by Carmen Mensink
Festivals & Events
Commissioning a thangka
Commissioning or buying a thangka drawing by Carmen Mensink
Eckhart Tolle & Buddhism
Awakening to a higher consciousness finds place in the present moment
Buddhist Teachings & Inspiration
Links to Buddhist websites with free downloadable teachings and videos
Vegetarianism, Veganism & Buddhism
Vegetarianism, Veganism & Buddhism – Carmen’s own story
Buddhist Animal Care
Your pets give you unconditional love & joy. There are so many things you can do for them in return in the Tibetan Buddhist way of thinking.
Here are a few helpful Buddhist tools on helping your pets in daily life:
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Masterclass in Classic Realism / oil painting
This month I joined a masterclass with Cornelis le Mair, a contemporary master painter who paints according to the style of the old Dutch masters such as Willem Claeszoon Heda, Willem Kalf, and -of course- Rembrandt van Rijn.
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Interview in The Buddhist Newspaper
Interview with Carmen Mensink about her thangka artwork and teachings, published in the Dutch Buddhist Newspaper called ‘Boeddhistisch Dagblad.
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Teachings from Tulku Lobsang
Meeting with the Venerable Tulku Lobsang, a master in the Buddhist Philosophy, whose teachings are based on the ancient Tantric knowledge that is the foundation for Tibetan Buddhism, Medicine, Astrology and other healing techniques.
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Painting large Buddha statues
I was asked to make some changes to the faces of 3 large Buddha statues, Atisha, Lama Tsong Khapa and Buddha Shakyamuni.
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Combining Thangka with Italian Art & Food
If you’ve never visited Venice and you’re an art lover, I would strongly advice you to go there, as the city itself is a masterpiece!
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
The Silk Road
Exhibition on the Silk Road, which was not one road as one might think, but a collection of ancient trade routes that linked China to Central Asia on one side, and the Mediterranean and the Middle East to the other.
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Learn to paint thangkas in Italy
Annual thangka painting course in Northern Italy