Archive for December, 2008
Feng Shui experts and practitioners believe that following the principles of this ancient Chinese art can result in a wonderful increase in wealth and prosperity. By the same token, the failure to abide by the guidelines of feng shui could cost us our wealth and prosperity. With that in mind, let’s focus on three quick tips for preventing financial loss and shoring up our finances. The drains in our home not only drain our water, they unfortunately drain the chi out of our environment too – which can take our money with it. To prevent this, hang a live plant above your sink. If a live plant is impossible, try an artificial house plant (not nearly as effective as a live plant, but at least it will help). The next tip is to use the color green in your living room for enhancing prosperity. Green is the color of money in most countries and also represents the Earth. You can paint your walls green, lay down a green rug, use green wall decor or even buy green furniture. Don’t worry though, you don’t have to do overdo it, just as long as there is some green in your living room. The third and last tip is to use paintings or frames with gold-colored paint. In feng shui, gold represents wealth and luxury, so hang paintings with gold color, gold leaf or gold color frames in your living room or office. Square frames stabilize your finances while rectangular frames promote growth. Try one or all of these tips and see if they work for you. In the state of our economy, one of these tips may just prove to be a life saver.
For Buddhists, gold is a color of primary importance and many Buddha statues are finished in a gold color. Yellow can also attract wealth and encourage creativity, making it a good color for a study room. Even if you do not want to paint an entire room yellow or gold, you can use accents on the wall in the form of decoration. Yellow and gold decor also add a vibrant feeling to any setting.
Try it out and see if it makes a positive difference in your life.
In this unique atmosphere, synthisizing the ancient and the modern, Q’s formal artistic apprenticeship and his technical schooling at University were tempered by the wonderfully intricate ancient patterns of his environment, by the temple bells that woke him in time for his classes each morning, and by the safron-clad monks that walked in a timeless peace all around him.
Although he is proficient in many mediums, Q has been creating striking oil paintings for most of his career. His paintings often use Buddha images from many areas, eras and cultures. He loves the traditional Lanna style as seen on temple walls throughout Thailand, but Q also uses elements of modernity and abstraction in his unique paintings to give them a vibrant life in the present.
When asked about his painting, Q is very modest, and at first you might get the impression that he is shy–but this is to misinterpret the Thai way. He just wants to create a mood with his artwork, a feeling that will gently influence the environment around it–a feeling that he hopes will speak for itself. Q explains that the form of the Buddha, the image which he creates on the canvas with his sure lines and subtly blended colors, is only the symbol of the emotion and compassion which he believes are the basis of everyday life. His works are reminders to be quietly aware and mindful. We look at them and may feel pleased, calmed, amused, assured–the gamut of emotions–but what remains after long viewing is a sense of satisfation, the feeling that an answer long sought has been found.
Oriental-Decor.com is proud to make Q’s visionary artwork available to a worldwide audience. You can see dozens of his original paintings in our Buddha Painting category, and commission him to paint a genuine reproduction especially for you.







