TV recordings, Early Bird Offers, Classes in The Netherlands, Italy and Austria, and much more! 🧡
TV recordings, Early Bird Offers, Classes in The Netherlands, Italy and Austria, and much more! 🧡
Happy Diwali! + Yesterday’s Pics 🙏🏼 | Join me in Venice this Nov! 💖 | Nepal and Italy 2026
Happy Diwali! + Yesterday’s Pics 🙏🏼 | Join me in Venice this Nov! 💖 | Nepal and Italy 2026
Carmen featured on Dutch national TV – Watch it now! 🎦 💖 LAST WEEK to sign up for the Online Courses
Dutch national TV created an 8min portrait of Carmen Mensink, the Thangka Art Classes that she offers, and her meeting with the Dalai Lama.
YES! The New Online Thangka Course ‘Tara’s Mudra’ is now available! 🌷
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! NEW Online Thangka
Happy 91st Birthday Dalai Lama! 🎉 Upcoming Course Dates ☀️ Pics US tour
Hope you enjoyed the Tibetan New Year celebrations online with me or with your family or sangha! Dear Reader, Congrats
Upcoming Online Classes in Sep ☀️ Courses in Netherlands, Venice and Vienna ☀️ Pics Summer Retreat Netherlands
From Online Thangka Courses to In-Person classes this Fall, and Happy Pics of the annual Thangka Summer Retreat in the Netherlands earlier this month
Overview of all Thangka Classes through the end of the year, Online and In-Person 🌸
In this newsletter, Tara and I present an overview of all Thangka classes offered Online and In-Person for the rest
Thangka Retreats Europe and Online / World Animal Day / Update Nepal flash floods and donation
Venice, Vienna and The Netherlands program, and Online Courses Auspicious Symbols and White Tara, all classes until the end of the year
50% of the proceeds of the Online Courses in Sep go to Nepal Relief Funds
Your purchase will contribute to immediate help to 93,000 people affected by the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Jul 26-Aug 2 / Veluwe, Nederland / Thangka Zomerretraite / VOL
Met verschillende onderwerpen om uit te kiezen, oa. De Boeddha, MedicijnBoeddha, Mandala van Vijf Elementen. Deze 8-daagse Zomerretraite is geschikt voor cursisten op alle niveaus. Het onderscheid zich door de persoonlijke benadering en begeleiding (Carmen neemt vantevoren contact met je op om te bespreken wat het beste onderwerp en aanpak voor jou is) waardoor de retraite geschikt is voor beginners (ook mensen zonder enige tekenervaring), half-gevorderden, en gevorderde thangkaschilders.
4 Okt / Amsterdam, Nederland / Dieren in de Tibetaanse Kunst
Beleef een mooie dag in een Boeddhistisch Centrum met de bekende thangka-schilder Carmen Mensink.
Tijdens deze speciale dagworkshop op Internationale Dierendag leer je dieren te tekenen zoals ze worden weergegeven in de traditionele Tibetaanse thangka-traditie (rolschilderingen van Boeddha’s en Mandala’s). Dieren die op thangka’s worden afgebeeld zijn bijvoorbeeld herten, yaks, vissen en vogels. Zij maken onderdeel uit van het landschap rondom een Boeddha op een thangka.
Dieren zijn in het Tibetaans Boeddhisme sowieso belangrijk, omdat er wordt erkend dat álle voelende wezens precies hetzelfde willen als wij mensen: simpelweg gelukkig zijn en niet lijden.
Sep 18-Nov 15 / Online / The Buddha (Shakyamuni, our Historical Buddha)
Learn to draw the female BUDDHA OF LONGEVITY. In this in-depth, online thangka course you will learn step by step to draw White Tara according to the Tibetan tradition of thangka. Course materials will be sent to you, and full, personal guidance is offered during the course. Check out our thangka learning course bundles!
Sep 18-Nov 15 / Online / Medicine Buddha (Buddha of Healing)
Learn to draw the female BUDDHA OF LONGEVITY. In this in-depth, online thangka course you will learn step by step to draw White Tara according to the Tibetan tradition of thangka. Course materials will be sent to you, and full, personal guidance is offered during the course. Check out our thangka learning course bundles!
Morning Meditation
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Meditation on The Five Elements in the body
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Thangka Retreat Omega Institute 2026: Pics & Meditations
During this Thangka Drawing & Painting Retreat from June 19-26, 2026 with Carmen Mensink at the beautiful Omega Institute (Rhinebeck,
Meditation on White Tara
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Green Tara and the 21 Taras Meditation
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Green Tara Meditation on the Eight Fears / Dangers
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Thangka Art Retreat Umbria, Italy 2026: Pictures & Meditations
During this 8-day retreat in Italy with Carmen Mensink, students can choose the subject they want to work on. This
29 Okt-1 Nov / Veluwe, Nederland / Mandala Vijf Wijsheids-Boeddha’s
Tijdens deze vierdaagse retraite op de Veluwe leer je een prachtige Boeddha of Mandala te tekenen (en wellicht later te schilderen) volgens de traditie van thangka (Tibetaanse rolschilderingen).
Nepal 2027?
If things ill work out well, we’ll be offering a Thangka Art Retreat and Sightseeing Tour in Nepal for 2027.
Nov 5-8 / Venice, Italy / Samantabhadra with Consort
Creating buddhist art in the most beautiful city in the world! Learn to draw a Buddha in a traditional ‘Venetian Palazzo’, on one of the canals in the heart of Venice (with amazing views!). Creating art in the city where you are surrounded by art is such a great combination.
Groene Tara Meditatie op de Acht Angsten / Gevaren
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.
Groene Tara Meditatie
Overview of meditations that Carmen Mensink guides during her thangka classes, each meditation for the specific subject that she is teaching. Carmen’s thangka students can listen to and download these meditations after the course if they want to continue with this practice at home.