The second painting placed on my big pad was born of itself. I started with vague understanding what it will be but it was a strong feeling something was ready to manifest so I started to do it. As I did the backgroung of the picture with bronze,  copper, 2 shadows of brown and a little bit royal gold I perceived it more and more, until my hands was ready to start with stokes.

It was the face of an Angel, during the work I felt it more personal so it is correct to say this is my own Angel. This is the back of the pad with shaggy surface so it  tooks from me enough of strength to chafe colours in it (and two of my brushes loose everything during the pocess). That time I choose my zen-balcony fo painting. It`s narrow place, no easel, no seats - everything turned me to be more concentrated, it was amazing, productive and I like it.

Can we see Angels clearly? I think no. It`s a vision through blur, shining, changing colours, it is a kind of a strong feeling as you practice it but the image itself is not so clear as things near you. This is the differencies between matherial life and something spiritual covered by veil. So I covered the face of Angel with gold.

More bronze and special persiliber colours I rubed with my fingers, and then I used a fan-brush to make several soft gold strokes over the picture.

Finally I wrote 2 mantras in Sanskrit with gold. The final picture recalled both an old icon of ortodoxal Greec church and an ancient fresco in cavate temples of India and China.

In the end I covered the painting with 6 layers of varnish. It`s difficult to make a true picture: in soft day light it looks softer like previous picture, and with direct sun light it looks another. So this is the view with light. When sun comes the picture started to shine, gold strokes produced a mystic effect of movement inside and all colours seemed deeper.

Well, this is the back of the pad. I painted it so because such big pad had never been put on the ground during I do painting on it. The work side of the pad still have no painting. I guess it will be something modest and simple because the main messege is the face of Angel and mantras on the back.

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