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My daughter has a wonderful piano teacher, Kanako.  She is very patient and understanding.  My daughter loves her teacher very much.   In honoring her teacher, I decided to draw/write her name in seal script using acrylic paints.  Then, I used 3 dimensional paints to draw some decorative designs around the seal script characters. I painted the background and then wrote the piano teacher's name in seal script format. I added the decorative designs on the edge. Whenever I use the dimensional paints, I feel like I am decorating a cake.  In this case, I am decorating a painting.

I am very fortunate to have a great meditation teacher, Demo DiMartile, in my life.  He is also a mentor, life coach and cheer leader.  He loves my artwork and encourage me to show my drawings.  In honoring him, I decided to create artworks for him as Christmas gifts. I had already mentioned in my previous posts regarding these three artworks.  Since Demo loves Lao Tzu, it's only natural for me to pick "Tao" as part of the drawing.  In addition, he has an affinity towards Kwan Yin.

I have been on a roll.  I wrote Kwan Yin in seal script on a 5 x 7 canvas.  Kwan Yin is a bodhisattva.  She is the goddess of compassion.  She is also known as Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit.  Kwan Yin has many names from different sutras.  This name is from the Heart Sutra.

As I had mentioned in one of the previous posts, I love Chinese characters in the seal script format.  I decided to write the Chinese word "Tao" on a 5 x 5 canvas again.  I really love how thick the canvas is.  I wrote the first phase of Tao Te Ching on the side. Tao in Chinese seal script format. The first phase of Tao Te Ching.