Acrylic and oil pastels on canvas 24 by 48 inches
This is a scene from the story of Ramayan, the great Hindu epic. "Sita desired for the dazzling golden deer that showed up near their hermitage not knowing that it would become the root cause of all the trauma that was in store for her.She urged her husband Rama to get it for her"
I do understand and have experienced what Buddha stated, that desire is the cause for misery. But I want to as well believe in the following quote by Napolean Hill.
What a large and beautiful piece, Padmaja!! I am truly awed by the beauty and the story that goes with this piece. You are such a wonderful artist!!!
ReplyDeleteI am a true believer of the second quote.
ReplyDeleteFor if you didn't desire to be a painter would you be one, or a doctor, or anything for that matter. We must never give up our desire.
Great painting with a great thought.
I like your interpretation in this painting. Love the stylized lines to it - especially the trees. Also prefer the Napolean HIll quote. Without desire how do we achieve what we create?
ReplyDeleteI think that you just made me think a bit, Padmaja. Perhaps it has to do with a desire that spurs us on to work and study harder to achieve our own goals contrasted with Sita's desire to be served by another. Your painting is beautiful. I like it, so much, when you paint these figures that tell stories.
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Such a powerful painting Padmaja. I could look at this one for a long time. Their faces are beautiful and there is movement in this.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading the quotes too. They are thought-provoking.
LOVE this post, Padmaja!! and this painting is SO beautiful !
ReplyDeleteI as well, love that your paintings tell a story..Wonderful work!!!
I like both quotes about desire. There are so many sides to everything. I like your painting very much and I like hearing about the Hindu epics.
ReplyDeleteI love the mood, all the angles and the texture in the painting! Both great quotes -- showing the 'binding' 'non-biding' desires that make life interesting ;)
ReplyDeleteI wrote but it disappeared - just in case. I really love the style, color and also the story. Familiar with both. For me it is easier to like the second one best but have seen and understand Buddah's wisdom.
ReplyDeleteLike what Napolean Hill said, but what Buddha said "desire is the cause for misery" makes more sense.
ReplyDeleteThe painting is so expressive and ethereally beautiful! Padmaja, your sensitivity as an artist shines through and makes your work special. This one really does tell the story that you wrote about. But I see more than one kind of desire. I see the man's love and desire to please the woman, too. I guess it depends on what it is we desire, and why. Wonderful inspiration to think about today!
ReplyDeleteI think both quotes are RIGHT.. we need some desire to take us places and make us work.. but to desire for something which we shud not is also wrong
ReplyDeleteand that is a lovely scene that you painted
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I think we can all relate to the quotes of both Buddha and Napolean Hill...with a preference for the last one. Such a great painting with a lot of energy and meaning.
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