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Mural of Vajrasattva - Dorje Sempa - with Mexican Iconography

Fly me round trip from Seattle to anywhere (especially Puerto Vallarta) to paint more murals.

A mural mixing Mexican and Tibetan Buddhist iconography on a rooftop in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, completed Jan 1, 2007. As a mixed image this is not, strictly speaking, an image of Vajrasattva, but Tibetan iconography with Mexican and international iconography in my own style.

This is a buddha of purity and purification, part of the basic practices.

It was painted as a present for the friends I stayed with there - Rossy and Ariel.

It's approximately 7 ft by 7 ft square. It was painted on reinforced concrete. It is on the back of the enclosed staircase. Took a little over 3 days to paint - totally on the fly - no preliminary drawings - I just started painting.

To the right of the skulls you will see a skeleton of my friend's dog, Breda. The colorful red section above is influenced by the local Huichol art.

Ariel is a homegrown biologist - his company is "Wild Travellers" - he is an ethusiastic eco-tourguide, and conservationist of endangered species of turtles. He was voted the best tourguide by tourists in North Vallarta.

This image stands in for a shrine.

What I am trying to convey is that Buddhism can be a wholesome and creative influence on Mexican culture.

"Rotoplas" on the black plastic container stands for the manufacturing technique - rotational plastic - it's a water filter and storage device - a cistern.

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Mural de Vajrasatva - Dorje Sempa - Iconografia mexicana

Vuele ida y vuelta me de Seattle a cualquier lugar (especialmente en Puerto Vallarta) para pintar murales mas.

Un mural y la mezcla mexicana iconografia budista tibetano en una azotea en Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, completada 1 de enero de 2007. Como una mezcla de imagen esto no es, estrictamente hablando, una imagen de Vajrasatva, pero tibetano iconografia mexicana e internacional con la iconografia en mi propio estilo.

Se trata de un buda de la pureza y la purificacion, la parte de las practicas basicas.

Se pinto como un regalo para los amigos que me quede alli - Rossy y Ariel.

Es de aproximadamente 7 pies por 7 pies cuadrados. Fue pintado en hormigon armado. Es en la parte posterior de la escalera cerrada. Tomo un poco mas de 3 dias a la pintura - totalmente en el momento - no hay dibujos preliminares - Acabo de empezar la pintura.

A la derecha de los craneos vera un esqueleto de mi amigo el perro, Breda. La seccion anterior de color rojo se ve influida por el arte huichol.

Ariel es un biologo de la casa - su empresa es "Wild Viajeros" - que se trate de una visita ethusiastic ecologica y conservacionista de especies amenazadas de tortugas. Fue elegido como el mejor visita por los turistas en el norte de Vallarta.

Esta imagen se encuentra en un santuario.

Lo que estoy tratando de transmitir es que el budismo puede ser una sana y creativa influencia en la cultura mexicana.

"Rotoplas" en el contenedor de plastico negro representa la tecnica de fabricacion - de rotacion de plastico - es un filtro de agua y dispositivo de almacenamiento - una cisterna.

Explored- Highest Position May 8th 2010 # 34.

I was Driving from Buffalo Mn. to a smaller town called Delano. This little lake is right off of HWY 14 on my drive. I have stopped here before as there is a very cool fallen tree in the water right off of the shorline. It looked like the lake was pretty calm and the sky was looking good, so I decided to stop and see what things were looking like. As I looked through the trees, Things we looking GOOD! So I grabbed the camera and tri-pod.

As I was taking a few snaps of the fallen tree, I looked over and saw these rocks emerging from the water. I have never seen them before. So, I am not sure if the lake is low or if I just had never noticed them.

One of the best things about returning to locations you have been too, is when you see things that you hadn't noticed before. For whatever reason.

The scene here looked surreal! It was definitely a peaceful setting. I will return here soon to shoot this scene and the emerging tree at sundown :)

One thing I had a hard time with in this photo was getting the image straight. This lake is a sharp curve on both sides. Which makes it look not straight no matter how you line it up!

Canon 50d
Sigma 10-20mm
B&W F-Pro CPL
Lee Filter Holder
Hi-Tech 0.6 Soft Grad ND
Single RAW exposure @ 11mm
ISO 100
f/13
1/40