Lord Meher
Oil Painting, Tessa Pickering
Tessa Pickering
Wells, Somerset, UK
PAINTING BABA
When painting Meher Baba it becomes a meditation and He comes very close.
As a portrait painter this is my way of expressing my feelings, so I paint Baba with much joy.
In the spring of the year 2000, when I first awoke to Meher Baba and knew Him as my Master,
I began to sketch Him, and this was a great comfort as I was going through a very difficult time then.
When I was more settled, I got my oil paints out and painted ‘Lord Meher’ in only a few sessions. This is still my favorite portrait of Him, and it was done in a different style, the paint is thinner and I only used three colours plus white and gold. It came so quickly and directly that I realized my Master was really holding the paintbrush, not me!
The idea’s flowed and I kept on painting, it was a therapy for me and gave me healing and peace.
When I went to Meherabad, His home in India, I took my watercolours and it was wonderful to be able to paint His Samadhi/tomb and the beautiful scenery nearby where He had walked. This visit gave me the inspiration for more paintings, which now included Baba’s beloved Mehera – the feminine side of Baba’s Divinity.
When I feel the urge to paint, I may study Baba’s photos until the possibility of a painting brings on an inner excitement. Or it may be a phrase from His teachings that awaken something within me, and I see a picture form in my mind.
There are phases of intense work and much creative energy, when painting with Baba. Then comes a fallow time, no inspiration and nothing works out. I can’t force it…No Baba no inspiration. I have to accept this as a time to rest and take stock…and just Be - until it is Baba’s Will that I take up my brush again.
Tessa's Gallery
Wells, Somerset, UK
PAINTING BABA
When painting Meher Baba it becomes a meditation and He comes very close.
As a portrait painter this is my way of expressing my feelings, so I paint Baba with much joy.
In the spring of the year 2000, when I first awoke to Meher Baba and knew Him as my Master,
I began to sketch Him, and this was a great comfort as I was going through a very difficult time then.
When I was more settled, I got my oil paints out and painted ‘Lord Meher’ in only a few sessions. This is still my favorite portrait of Him, and it was done in a different style, the paint is thinner and I only used three colours plus white and gold. It came so quickly and directly that I realized my Master was really holding the paintbrush, not me!
The idea’s flowed and I kept on painting, it was a therapy for me and gave me healing and peace.
When I went to Meherabad, His home in India, I took my watercolours and it was wonderful to be able to paint His Samadhi/tomb and the beautiful scenery nearby where He had walked. This visit gave me the inspiration for more paintings, which now included Baba’s beloved Mehera – the feminine side of Baba’s Divinity.
When I feel the urge to paint, I may study Baba’s photos until the possibility of a painting brings on an inner excitement. Or it may be a phrase from His teachings that awaken something within me, and I see a picture form in my mind.
There are phases of intense work and much creative energy, when painting with Baba. Then comes a fallow time, no inspiration and nothing works out. I can’t force it…No Baba no inspiration. I have to accept this as a time to rest and take stock…and just Be - until it is Baba’s Will that I take up my brush again.
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