Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Dream World Mandala
48" X 60" Oil and Acrylic on Stretched Canvas. I have a sequence so you can see the progress of the piece as I went through the stages to completion. I enjoyed how the labyrinth around the outside turned out, the dots really make it fun and I hope you find it interesting to look at. My camera is unable to show how this thing looks in it's entirety, the close ups help.
![Giant Aboriginal Start 01](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ua4YXWMracgxeGrJOkHeRguB1dwXj6c0cvyVa8LSLjC1Z-ckC5ZgoJTslaBUbgWibG3Qnmzyn9YCYs6iYxg1OdTmO9mxK9r2g8ZizqthLpplN8_JdMmm7lMHjyWHxjyaI=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Start 02](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vGHgt9IhG77MJh2eeAIsHsr1py-hJ77X2x-8LQ5z5Nv1-0PPZ8ByqV_QKntyotzgoLhCLmbWRSN2XtPYZxKRFI5jT1mU6UUaWGOxwCpfolLk75stK_Utw3uSwzVumMI4o=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Session 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_skOHgHoBM1tDuzIoxzNMEnvrsbA6UYYMSn9dxK_j2IvkTWBK497v9k1bl42uIHegs1wJYLWek02PYrZfH0Hz9Zp1RqsD7bgaqN6Zza6NVvBHui8hFBV6UgGMzqVhJoM0Y=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 3 13 June 08 001](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vNCR3CM4wcV3HudWKOK-ect4UZz7spiMVmwRHQQwVRV8QhaWLWjA9HKFOOt0fJVWcU_aIdxFgj1EFdkhlkSwo4aCer9GOm8cVXE8pKqSMMzUk0zyGjHLDioF8euRJbRME=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 3 13 June 08 02](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v6R-IfLFinmCVlj2g-DXEx_yYmeJFF0N5GXSYhGPTUCKayrqaEbaeqHhfeAQ070j_StYoMucs3o3w_ZuFWPZ_OQngAJ6SaYB-S0TunEmW6kE9jTbONHKXxGHQZX4K7rA=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 4 14 June 08 01](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uRuz_rLN4BEvpeeI7u7s8nz2V5yDYY9cI0oKqhbALGDursX_NlL7b1NgyjdBYJD9gqZIOfHrINbpgj8aIWsM3sYiGKPzEFrwGBtrUk3ITvV7VVBL8hmFyoD3u7wgkvVZs=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 4 14 June 08 03](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vNFxCnbdmLBozJvYw9z2A_EWWwC260wfnOPHKTCU4xOFQ0jbJyunef65Eyq1vuW1YUsPo9e1BOYWW51d__tUAIxsuBeACngr9cmxOlK-_8ubLu_SPssAbecmF35HWufSc=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 4.5 2am 14 June 08 03](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vVmd6tIQpFLIXyqOB2BPtQJOX7ArNPik9DotAzkSiKtM1eyy_606W5rRe5wYxEOfH9FdneEh9MUMNe14VAZj5FUdxLoVm-ltAuJMDaf0a4NQpI1nxR7qNpCZY2k7A9r1U=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 4.5 2am 14 June 08 08](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tWMc6-P3G47TFKcHDwattKe0SrwYNwVtY4HG12MDKF6UmSxse-7Z-3buYJnGJC1iuv0kJLFn9n_NQe2_X1wtp_fHtXMOXACBxop5GN9cjOTNB1t6nKbYMCBXcNsk4oUw=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 4.5 2am 14 June 08 12](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vz9ii9ZzhMHrsZM5wKBB_qZ337MGsGCTe_VEfHkWz8S3q8iUoVgX_TkSd9d3MiIgoB8vUb1qx8atGRIYhmEIAE5wxm04NLOb6wtUtROOrnlQVvrmv7MlvqLoeLmjPoRXk=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 4.5 2am 14 June 08 09](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uxm7zHHxSDC3cdWgYWk-Nfznl-rqsK2HRf79C2mSHvDnGqUlwdsE7DiydUrX5qrInNYKjcbbIWFJFGxX7C84ynp-0uc0fkQpk28MOAFAzHei5ZjU_wYkKaKVFcuKmETBM=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 5 15 June 08 08](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u6KqR_4Djp6gfn_3ufTCngYXxsYpk_x7_SmRn1aXHJvdoouUTsOEvxrinl98nHSyyfB5f7h21kyuFA0sXNwP0pwhQVMRdAleW-B5lMXAMDLtzycq6bIz7mAiL58ZBd864=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 5 15 June 08 05](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t5ow7Tq5ZGhxYWdE_IhpNMOkozXRU7FgOw3lFBg51UITr0BDX5DuHK4VogWR4sPv5CB45P58sEkrinDGQbS7Pq1_QP6aid7Lfc6ecC7GHaSIy2mn5U8dKdY-HEWZvoswc=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala 10 (Oblique from the right) Day 6 Painting](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_umxaSPJIB9tDi3cVSF6hKXLTJ3yKxbqBLP04ibso8hRD3v66DLvSWzUlJC5FfE9bmuGgnhOMUZF5QMgVmz6F1demBTJFFbIeNxSmI0MJyfoIs3L4W4c5CrWLi3LxkqwoQ=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala 12 (Close up New Section) Day 6 Painting](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sBaU4z5hPnaidkmhhHNhRoEyfhw8soZnpdxzK5hyHAexOwZXhkPf60BplCUxHO0iV-BwnQXhC8RO7R2_EECWwdjFHg_HBa7immNX---ha-zYL6yLKnj4xKh9qI-jEJQzs=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala 03 (Full Picture) Day 6 Painting](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u6re31GDWqtHT1oYtA9JLevV1fqb4MNFMvdKzVrNWJH3IXCC3PCay4VfZtucC3zyIM7rUSrpe39pJh6w8Qa5-m_UL1f9sVB84gdaHZvJygdaz2Lbinrc1oHawPTC-jNSI=s0-d)
![Aboriginal Mandala Day 7 07](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v7o9o3btbXJVmX5K1wmaHG9dKgpDv7MGxdvs64jbh_aKQqUEbMNfR8ddEIRDaVdgvk9tURSsBWiCbhyvPw16runp_S4KvJwLBvE5RtF9vkEYMb3-lz4bEfDQEolVTi4iA=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Day 8 11 Close up](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_txQKrz2qYT13KnZDKaY9Y_hQsHhznQkN_DunxrpC0B7AYA_BMw6z8kFaUq-Ul8xcMVV5zkyL5YDwLesa6sUi5jwPAidSdiiXtCWXVvDFqfXNDDevQI6h-wpydsyss-7g=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Day 8 10 Close up](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t1efCIsZ46NI15xctshGv1Swzoua-uJSyTS2HI6GVcVXawB0scmLFQdVYqF8-DUfl6f6vqmgDPRscIPkwICNzEvH5huPOtBSFMXC3ErcU6ZeMNjL4DtHSVfxWmjWaNUKs=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Day 8 07](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vftDAk6DivAeGmWFhjhqJSLn2X8khFqHdOqjhyIraC9aZRzCEyDw3wNAI7NEb7QApx7_UHtBP-2nOMh-bu_oOsGesI4LC-mpMF3zPieHtik4I3_QqTezXPRAWQoHACBFg=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Stage 8.5 01 (Check out the full size image)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t1MJw8YmqfqRUMbbaW-zNPw8xSnAo5VHH9gezFw30RPBaJsqkP6vOU7R_XksWbDD7cVq6UlxI-tRHGEsmEQQ3bHk9Krb_ASnQ5w1vEJ9HKKVTbQhV_HVnftvGh2gf8p-M=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Stage 9 14 (Check out the full size image)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t7cJRiG57Vm3DM9QyRSJw1XU5qzmSlzzpe4-Bjs5KQXH6xxshaNXhlJwr2PvJ1ahUPNWIHKhw9BISeWZkTt5J4qRXXFtaYKj5SwHPKmQu9lZbGf14HdE9pqjMAjdaVD5Y=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Stage 9 12 (Check out the full size image)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sMNkAVRRoQkFQRYC36GpscATKJfAzyPkEFuNngwWy-lqZN7Pfb1N6p_KrOHWY9t9uhy7WDS9Ev2iITDF3vlZ61bNIjWxjBAKJizxpJL0zjvB1oNzo_Rl4GzhlnWZmfPQ=s0-d)
![Giant Aboriginal Mandala Complete 05 Close up](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s12o8vUmFk0MwSLK6pLHDOajp3pLb3aLxY5udyCg0TIMkb5pdxhuxA25Kd-Btohdtnas8WrRCOHO80vkYZukYg4EGaMimeA2B_ivAJAb9yqgDRDZZQ6NugyYJDnheoO_k=s0-d)
![Dream World Mandala Complete 10 Close up](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uIrBgJrtRhQyg0uMrxXqZmNZZHtTqisHdFn0h9HZWdIivFKF9dF1E13fpZt4LQjqYlfHm-W0PGupF0YaBxu8exrSyTBd-DpBgZL17eS_y3lrOTypxmc_Rx6VdKQDuqXg8=s0-d)
![Dream World Mandala Complete 07](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sAxRudHY7wWpB4I31iSDHya_7qLQxZ0J1WYalsERfTyfvtYXSAbl4jM_F3RQrqRPnIqjTwEYlMo6OnLzP2LNri3i_eoS569qZusknCmrHjAU_RQveTshVrvLfizBleAiE=s0-d)
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Aboriginal,
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Acrylic,
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Todd Schroeder
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2 comments:
this is both fun and mind-boggling!
how long did this take you to paint, anyway?
~sue
Thanks Sue! I'm stoked that you like it. It took me about 3 weeks on and off, but seemed like an eternity. Doing ones like this are a journey for me physicaly and mentally.
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