✨ Another Massive Mandala Painting!

I created this huge Mandala painting last Spring. I'm excited to share the process of how I created it with you all! The first part of making one of my Mandalas is to create the pattern. I don't make any sketches or drawings first, I just start right on the canvas with a relatively light color of paint. First I make a dot in the middle, then it slowly grows.

I add a part to the pattern, then repeat it 4 times. The way I get the symmetry right is a lot like how musicians remember exactly where notes are on a guitar or a piano - muscle memory.

After the over 7000 hours I've spent painting Mandalas, my brain has developed a natural feel for the distances, angles and curves of the new part of the pattern I just added. So with the music analogy, recreating them another 3 times is sort of like playing the same series of notes again.

Now I'm all done creating this pattern! Next it's time to start adding color.

For this one I felt inspired by nature and Spring. I wanted to give it the vibe of a peaceful Japanese rock garden. Subtle, gentle and relaxing. I went with light greens, grays and some earthy browns.

The next phase is the line work. I go over the pattern again to tighten it up, and add contrast. I usually find that the most relaxing part of creating one of my Mandalas. Can you see the difference where the outline is done already compared to where it's not?

After the outline is all completed, that is when it starts to feel like it's almost done. But on this one I felt I still wanted to add some final details to make it pop a bit more, and add some more contrast.

Here it is all done! I named it "Peaceful Garden", and decided to get a picture with it in my own backyard's peaceful garden!

If the vibes are calling to you and you'd like to be the owner of this one of a kind original painting, it is available on my website @ https://www.nexusvisions.com/product-page/peaceful-garden-48-x-48-inch-original-acrylic-painting

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Thanks for following along, I hope my art makes you feel inspired to follow your own passions with more dedication. Don't forget to upvote and Re-Steem! -Adam

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