Lotus_day5_finished

so this is day 5!!! the finished work!!! and I flipped it around and thought it looks better with this ankle..angle..whatever,lol

you can have a look at the progression on each day in the followed links
day 1 >> [link]
day 2 >> [link]
day 3 >> [link]
day 4 >> [link]
technique uses
black permanent pen on 10.5x15 inch paper

why lotus? here's the answer
text taken from [link]
if you want to read the full article, just click on the link : )

The roots of a lotus are in the mud, the stem grows up through the water, and the heavily scented flower lies pristinely above the water, basking in the sunlight. This pattern of growth signifies the progress of the soul from the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment.

Though there are other water plants that bloom above the water, it is only the lotus which, owing to the strength of its stem, regularly rises eight to twelve inches above the surface.

According to the Lalitavistara, "the spirit of the best of men is spotless, like the lotus in the muddy water which does not adhere to it."

According to another scholar, "in esoteric Buddhism, the heart of the beings is like an unopened lotus: when the virtues of the Buddha develop therein, the lotus blossoms; that is why the Buddha sits on a lotus bloom."


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