Sand Mandala

Once in the Hot Springs Complex, bathers will find various spaces to chill out, relax, and unwind. The Sand Art Mandala is a space where you can create temporary art for fun. For a day at least, your art becomes part of the relaxing ambience. It is part of the larger area at the Springs where bathers can launch their sporting activities on the water of the Warrego River. Swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding and the like.

Circular Structure with Triangular Placement

I was surprised when this painting emerged on the canvas as it was not what I intended to paint!. But the circular structure attracted me. This is the underpainting. The one an artist does when planning out a painting, I will glaze this here in my unit and then go back out next weekend to put the reflections and leaves into the mix.

In the meantime, I will be playing with composition and planning the frame. The painting will become squarer, with the triangle artists love to use, skewing to the left while viewers look at it. The frame will be the red colour of the dirt here, and the red will echo onto the rocks.

As I glaze and prepare the frame for this painting, I will journal about it here. It won’t work as a painting until all of the various contrasted textures are added.