This calligraphy piece was commissioned by the Moscow Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. They requested something typically Tibetan, so i set about to create a piece on a wash of pure saffron, painted with a cloud design reminiscent of a piece of yellow silk brocade.

The text is a specialized calligraphy style called Dru-tsa. more details of this piece such as the translation can be found here: inkessential.blogspot.com/2009/...y.html

The informative "Digita... read more

It is my pleasure to present my new website: www.tashimannox.com

Showing over 100 artworks spanning the past 10 years, from contemporary and traditional Tibetan calligraphy, to the Black on Black series and featuring the new Illuminated iconographic full colour works. There is also a section devoted to specialized seal designs.

I have attempted to give more detailed explanation on each of the art pieces, there symbolic meaning as well as technique in applying the art work.

I hope y... read more

To share more information i started a new blogspot: inkessential.blogspot.com/
you may enjoy :o)

This photo i took on the 4th May 2009. "The beautiful fragile nature of flowers and paper".

As i may have mentioned before of drinking ink..... which in a dream is considered a blessing receiving the wisdom of Manjushri to aid learning, writing and calligraphy etc. This photo was taken and composed by Rebecca van Ommen, for my up and coming book on Tibetan calligraphy called 'Insight Ink'.

NEW COLLECTION:
Over the past two years I have been working on a new collection of paintings for my forthcoming exhibition (galleries and dates yet to be disclosed). This body of work is called:

Laughing in the Face of Death: To live and die without regrets.

The main focus of this collection is a series of five striking paintings, executed in full colour, intricate and finely shaded, using techniques of traditional Tibetan Thanka panting.
Each painting shows a grinning skull, almo... read more