Thanka Paintings

THANKA PAINTINGS

By Pameela. T . Sherpa

Pameela .T.Sherpa belongs to Darjeeling .She got her formal training under Mr. Phuntshok in Darjeeling itself starting from 1998 November for a period of 8 months.

She started her professional Thanka (Traditional Tibetan) painting from July 1999 and since then she has never looked back.She has painted many Thankas, the first one being that of Green Tara ( Alone ) using local fabrics which she sold for Rs. 1,500 /- ( Indian Rupees ) equivalent to US$ 35 approx.

Her Works:-

Thanka of Chenrezig (alone), sold to an Australian client.
Thanka of White Tara(alone), sold to a German client.
Thanka of Guru Rimponche (with 60 Gods & Goddesses), sold to a local curio shop.
Thanka of White Tara (with 5 Gods).
Thanka of Sangay (Lord Buddha) with 10 gods & goddesses.
Thanka of Green Tara ( in her 21 forms).

How does she prepare a Thanka (Traditional Tibetan ) Painting

Takes a propylene cloth.
Stitches the cloth at four corners to a bamboo.
Stretches the bamboo to a wooden frame.
Whitepaints both sides of the cloth.
Rubs the cloth's surface with a sea-shell till the cloth is smooth and fine.
Graphs the image in naked form with a pencil and then the cloth of the image is applied.
Outlines the graph with black paint.
Starts paiting the image.The eyes of the image is painted at the end.

Materials she uses

Propylene cloth.
Plastic Paint.
Bamboo and wooden frames.
Pencil & paint for graph and outline.
Stone colors and plastic paint for the actual painting.

What she is currently working on

Thanka of Sangay (Lord Buddha).
Thanka of Guru Rimponche.

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