My Favourites So Far

I've lost track of how many mandalas I've painted on rocks so far, but of them all these are my favourites.

They are by no means perfect and there isn't much special about the layout so I think maybe it's the colours that are calling to me.

The shiny sealant makes the finished rocks difficult to photograph. I'll have to remember to take photos before adding the sealant that allows the painted rocks to be left outside in the garden. 

Dot Mandalas

I've been rather absorbed lately in a meditative new hobby. I find it so engaging that I lose track of time.

It takes a steady hand, some idea of pleasing colour combinations, and an eye for spatial alignment, 

but luckily it requires no real drawing skill.

These are "dot mandalas", and although I have painted these on ordinary rocks, mandalas can be done on various smooth surfaces. 

These final two photos are of my earliest practice pieces, done on poster board disks purchased in a pack at a dollar store.

I'll have more mandalas to show in the future. I'm not anywhere near finished with this obsession yet!

I've already got four more painted, but they aren't sealed yet.