Sacred art, books, and instruction
Dinesh Charan Shrestha is a leader of both the traditional and contemporary Newar art of Nepal. His sacred artworks depicting deities are solidly based on traditional Nepalese iconography but include influences from other sources, including naturalistic anatomy, photographic lighting, and Italian Renaissance art. He is renowned for his incredible attention to detail in both his …
Kanika Tripathi is a professional artist, with a BA in Fashion/Graphic Design and a certified Hatha Yoga instructor in the Shivananda lineage. She has also studied jyotish (vedic astrology) and spiritual practices extensively with with Dr. David Frawley and Yogini Shambhavi. Her interest in sacred art came after a series of personal unfoldings and experiences. …
The owners of Yoga Tree commissioned a large painting of Ganapati, based on an old “Calendar Art” print from India. An acrylic under-painting on wood panel was painstakingly overlaid with colorful oil washes and glazes over a period of weeks. It was installed in the new Yoga Tree studio in Corte Madera, CA in November, …
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Check out the colorful mural of Ganesha installed at the newest Yoga Tree studio if you’re in the neighborhood. This gorgeous new yoga studio has been open since November 17, 2012, and is located in The Marketplace at 71 Tamal Vista Drive, Corte Madera CA. The project leader on this month-long labor of love was …
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Ekabhumi is an award-winning poet, author, illustrator, yoga instructor and arts educator with 20 years of international teaching experience. Ekabhumi’s poetry, prose, and illustrations have been published widely, including articles in Tarka Magazine, illustrations in Sally Kempton’s Awakening Shakti and his own Bhakti Coloring Book, which is now available from Sounds True Press. He is currently a member of the core faculty of livingsanskrit.com and co-founder of Mystic Art Retreats. …
Anita Sinclair is a British born artist, educator and curator with extensive experience in both commercial and in the fine arts and a new interest in the sacred arts. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting. As a conceptual artist her inspiration comes from her deep-rooted connection with biological sciences, her involvement …
Anna Weisman has always loved to sketch and paint. She has had the privilege of studying Newari Thangka painting with two masters of the art, Dinesh Shreshta (Berkeley, California) and his brother Udaya Shreshta (Kathmandu, Nepal). Anna now creates Yantras with the Berkeley collective One Earth Sacred Arts.