journal pages of c.c. kessler

This is a pencil drawing of the head of Chenresik, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, an icon of Tibetan Buddhism. The line drawing structure that is called a tigsa, and is drawn first using an ancient formula. It's a traditional grid used to proportionately draw the image of Buddha or deities. This tigsa is of a 3/4 face of Chenrezig (Tibetan Buddha of Compassion). The original is 14" x 17".