Morning Offering

Morning offering -John Daltont-trim-700
70 x 50 cms (27.5″x19.6″)
Acrylic on canvas

This painting asks further questions about beauty, sensuality, and mystery. Where does the beauty in this painting lie?
Is it in the beautiful form of the woman, the sensuality of the moment or the intangible personal experience portrayed?
Is this a morning stretch, a moment of pleasure, or someone simply reveling in the beauty of their own being?

 

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7 responses to “Morning Offering”

  1. Robert Fritz Avatar

    Fantastic!!! Really rather breath taking, and sexy without being exploitive. The rhythms flow like music, and there is a wonderful sense of drama and mystery in this. BRAVO!! RF

    1. John Dalton Avatar
      John Dalton

      Thanks Robert.

  2. Dave Lebow Avatar

    This is one of my favorite paintings of yours! Beautiful!

    1. John Dalton Avatar
      John Dalton

      Thanks Dave. That means a lot to me. I’m glad you like it.

  3. Michel Lee Avatar

    Absolutely beautiful! The light and shade detail gives this painting such depth. Divine work, Bravo!

    1. John Dalton Avatar
      John Dalton

      Thank you Michel.

  4. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Māra:

    “You, a beautiful young woman;

    I, a young man, full of youth.

    Come, Khemā,

    let’s enjoy ourselves

    to the music of a five-piece band.”

    Khemā:

    “I’m disgusted, ashamed

    of this putrid body—

    disintegrating, dissolving.

    Sensual craving

    is rooted out.

    Sensual pleasures

    are like swords & spears;

    the aggregates,

    their executioner’s block.

    What you call sensual delight

    is no delight for me.

    Everywhere enjoyment

    is defeated;

    the mass of darkness,

    burst.

    So know, Evil One,

    that you have been,

    End-maker,

    struck down.”

    * * *

    Paying homage to the zodiac stars,

    tending the fire in the forest,

    not knowing it as it actually was,

    fools, you conceived it

    as purity.

    Whereas I

    am one who pays homage

    to the One Self-awakened,

    the utmost man.

    I’m one who has done the Teacher’s bidding,

    entirely released

    from sufferings & stress.”

    https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thig/thig6_3.html

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