Please find below some details about the Thangkas and other paintings offered for sale - if you would like to purchase a painting, request a commissioned work or make further enquiries about any of the artworks, please contact the artist, Peter "Zotec" Newman.

The word "Thangka", referring to a traditional Tibetan buddhist painting, means literally a "recorded message" because it contains a wealth of symbolism relating to the spiritual path. The images are seen as living manifestations of deities and they can therefore transmit the consciousness of a deity through their imagery and symbolic content. Through inner Tantric practice associated with certain deities, physical, mental and spiritual energies can be awakened and balanced in the practitioner. Thangkas are often commissioned and/or gifted for the purpose of asking for spiritual help and protection for oneself or others.

The canvas is prepared in a special way to allow the painting to be rolled like a scroll without damage to the painted surface, making it easier to transport safely. Pure gold is often used to decorate the paintings and is commonly regarded as an offering to the deity. The pure gold can be polished to create a magical effect on the finished artwork.

The Thangka paintings can be framed in different ways:

1. Traditional silk brocade material, in red, yellow and blue (representing a rainbow) is sewn to a standard pattern in proportion to the size of the painting. There is often a yellow silk cover for the Thangka and occasionally a "door", which is a square of material sewn to the lower panel of the brocade frame, and there are two red ribbons which hang down each side of the painting to convey the blessing of the deity. Sticks are sewn into the top and bottom edges for strength and the lower stick often has decorative metal weights (called "Thang-Tok") at each end to hold the Thangka flat when it is displayed.
2. A simpler version of the brocade frame may consist of a single piece of coloured or decorative material sewn around the painting and has sticks sewn in at the top and bottom (with decorative weights) to form a scroll as above.
3. Wooden frames (with or without glass) are also used, which look especially good with the Mandala paintings.

The following paintings are currently available for purchase:

Z1. WHITE TARA, unframed, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 82x 62cm. The painting is decorated with pure gold. All three framing options are available. Price: £800

Z3. GURU RINPOCHE, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 76x 57cm, unframed. The painting is decorated with acrylic gold colour. All three framing options are available. Price: £500

Z4. RAINBOW-FEATHERED SERPENT, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 65x 47cm, framed in gold wooden frame with glass. The painting is decorated with acrylic gold. Price: £500

Z5. (below) MEDICINE BUDDHA, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 74x 49cm, framed in traditional style with Nepalese silk brocade material ("Paymachandi" - small flower design) with a patterned yellow silk cover and decorative Thang-Tok weights. The painting is decorated with acrylic gold colour. SOLD

Z6. ARHAT LAM CHUNG, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 72x 55cm, framed in narrow gold silk brocade material as a scroll with plain brass Thang-Tok weights. The painting is decorated with acrylic gold colour. Price: £500

Z8. (above left) VAJRAPANI, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 81x 65cm, framed in traditional style with Western "leaf-scroll" pattern cotton brocade material with a yellow cotton cover and Thang-Tok weights. The painting is decorated with acrylic gold colour. Price: £700 [See photograph above]

Z11. (above right) VAJRAYOGINI MANDALA, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 50x 50cm, framed with a gold mount in a hardwood frame with glass. The painting is decorated with pure gold. SOLD [See photograph above]

Z13. AVALOKITESHVARA (Chenrezig) MANDALA, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 50x 50cm, framed with a gold mount in a hardwood frame with glass. The painting is decorated with pure gold. Price: £1000

Z14. (far below) VAJRAYOGINI, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 60x 45cm, framed in traditional style with Nepalese silk brocade material, with a plain yellow silk cover and decorative Thang-Tok weights. The painting is decorated with pure gold. Price: £1000

Z15. WHEEL OF LIFE, in acrylic on cotton, painting size 70x 50cm, framed in traditional style with Nepalese silk brocade material ("Paymachandi" - small flower design) with a patterned yellow silk cover and decorative Thang-Tok weights. The painting is decorated with pure gold. Price: £1100

Z16. "ALTAR OF THE STONE-PEOPLE-LODGE", painted in acrylics on paper, painting size 68 x 56cm, unframed. Price: £150