If you are a Buddhist scholar or know a little history of the Theravada and Sarvastivada controversy you are going to like my series on Buddhist schools. My husband found some juicy history on the competition between Buddhist schools between the 3rd and 4th Council. Why did the Buddhist hold Councils? They held a council to recite venaya and recite suttanta. The venaya is codes of conduct and rules for the monks. The suttanta is from the mouth of Buddha. When you read, "Thus I have heard," in the Pali Canon this is Buddha's cousin Ananda speaking at first Council after Buddha's death, he remembered everything Buddha taught. Ananda was Buddha attendant, or handler...hahaha

I tried a different method applying color to this gel-pen piece. This is more like play than serious art. You all should try using gel-pens, they are a blast!

I will start laying down color tomorrow

I had to enhance the drawing with some filters on my iPad so you can see the lines. The lines in normal light hardly show up, and the paper is an off-white. The filter not only enhanced my pencil lines but they also caught the texture of my cold press watercolor paper.

• Projects, Cottage, and Butterfly WIP
• Thistles And Butterflies
• Thistles And Butterflies (WIP)
• A Red Flower and Butterfly
• Red Flower and Butterfly (WIP)
• A Butterfly and Apple Blossoms
• WIP And Gel-Pen Critique
• Kelpie Ink Drawing

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Since 1984

After intense research and development, Sakura was first to market with the invention of gel inks in 1984. Sakura has continued to master gel ink technology offering a variety of colors, opaqueness and special effects. Today, Sakura Gelly Roll® pens come in medium and fine point Classic gel ink, Metallic, sparkly Stardust®, dual color Silver Shadow® and Gold Shadow®, and bright and creamy Moonlight®.

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