Tag: zen
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Under fresh leaves, the heron waiting for the water to clear.
After five years and 200 posts of #zenmondays it is time to go on a refreshing hiatus. We finish this series with one of my favorite summer scenes – a gray heron by the water in the iris and fresh leaves season. A scene that has been painted many times over in Japanese ink paintings,…
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Through the last irises and the first lotus leaf, a floating island of color.
Thank you for reading another zen Monday. This year zen Mondays are going outside in the early summer. Follow the on-site stories through the instagram account handle: http://instagram.com/mtenente Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives.
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Zen Mondays are going “plein air” this early summer.
This early summer, until mid June, zen Mondays are going “plein air”. Sketchbook in tow, I will pick a green corner of Zurich as my desk, and paint the seasons live. Head over to my instagram for more photos on my stories : http://instagram.com/mtenente Thank you for reading another zen Monday. Every Monday is zen…
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Turn a page over in the morning light.
With this post, and one of my all-time favourite poppies, the series dedicated to the Altstadthaus exhibition comes to a close. And just in time too. A new exhibition opens this week. To read about it, or even lend a hand in my upcoming book project, subscribe to my Art Journey 🏮 letter: www.mafaldatenente.com/newsletter All…
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Black ink line holds as much depth as the single leaf.
Last year I spent a lot of time painting in black line ink only, trying to express textures and landscapes with minimum tools only – a black brush pen and water.
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Hiding in plain sight or standing tall in the crowd, which blossom are you?
I was looking for a photo to match with these poppies, but it will be a while yet before they come back. They were still blooming in mid November at the time of my exhibition. While hiking around Zurich on the Easter weekend I came across a blooming apple tree (swipe). Nearly all early blossoms…