10 Year Anniversary of the Rubin Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City -in my opinion the best museum in the world on Himalayan- celebrated its 10 year anniversary.
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Teen Thangka Classes in New York
Every year I offer Buddhist Art Classes for teenagers at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. It’s so wonderful to be able to inspire these teenagers, coming from all backgrounds and religions, through the Buddhas they learn to draw.
Nepal, 2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Thargey-La has passed away
Thargey-La, the thangka painter of my lineage has passed away at the age of 85
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Traditional Paint preparation
For many years I’ve been wanting to learn more about the traditional preparation of paints, and this month I was finally able to do so and take some time off.
In The Media
Thangka Painting brochure in Chinese
Thangka information brochure translated from English to Chinese, to suit the older generation in Singapore and Malaysia that don’t speak English well.
Asia-Related Things, China, 2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Thangka brochure translated into Chinese
Tibetan Thangka painting brochure translated in Mandarin Chinese by two of my students from Singapore
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Tibetan Art Classes in and around NYC
Omega Institute, Rubin Museum of Art, E-Vam Institute, Shantideva Meditation Center & Tibet House
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Sand Mandala & Thangka Exhibition
Tibetan monks creating a Sand Mandala, and the Thangka Exhibition by Carmen Mensink
2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
First thangka class in Portugal
First time thangka course in Coimbra, Portugal, a beautiful city between Lisbon and Porto that houses one of the oldest universities in Europe
Buddhas - Wrathful, Mahakala, 2014 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Mahakala thangka at the Buddhism Festival
Guided tour on Mahakala at the Buddhist Festival at the Museum of Ethnology
Asia-Related Things, Guan Yin, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), 2016 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Kuan Yin, the beautiful Buddha
Guan Yin (also written as Kuan Yin, Kwan Yin or Guan Shi Yin) came from the Indian male bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
PREVIOUS COURSES
USA / Private thangka class / Your Buddha statue painted
NYC – Rubin Museum of Art, evening course on Tibetan Amulet making
Video of Dalai Lama paintings
Paintings for the Dalai Lama A video about the creation of the large paintings of The 8 Auspicious Symbols that were made
Video
Video of a Thangka Retreat
Thangka Painting Retreats A short video about the annual thangka painting retreat in Italy, where people from all over the world come
Medicine Buddha, Video
Video of the Medicine Buddha
Drawing & painting the Medicine Buddha, the Healing Buddha An little video about the wonderful artwork of the beautiful blue Buddha of Healing,
Tara protecting from Poisons, 21 Taras, Green Tara, White Tara, Video
Video of Tara
Drawing Tara, the most famous female Buddha A few short video impressions of Green Tara and White Tara drawings, that are wonderfully
Quote by the Dalai Lama
Quote by the Dalai Lama on the Purpose of Thangka Painting
PREVIOUS COURSES
Nederland / 9-10-11 dec / 8 Tibetaanse Gelukssymbolen
AMSTERDAM – Driedaagse thangkacursus in De Roos, Centrum voor Bewustwording en Spiritualiteit
PREVIOUS COURSES
Nederland / 8-10 sept / MedicijnBoeddha
AMSTERDAM – Driedaagse Cursus bij De Roos, centrum voor bewustwording & Spiritualiteit
Carmen’s Thangka Lineage
The thangka lineage that Carmen is part of goes back hundreds of years. Here’s a short overview:
2015 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Calendar 2016 Tibetan Buddhist Art
NEW! The Tibetan Buddhist Art Calendar for the new year has come out
2015 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Designing Dharma Logos
Designing a logo for Tara Communication…
2015 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Art & Wisdom in Venice
Each fall art lovers from different countries come together in a gorgeous Venezian ‘Palazzo’ to draw Buddhas
2015 News Blog Buddhist Art & Inspiration
Large Mandala Painting event
If you want to paint a large mandala with hundreds of people…