Vipassana Santa Cruz Family Program

In the fall of 2008, a group a young artists met outside to paint about the same question that the Buddha meditated on 2,500 years ago: What is happiness?

This display of colorful images of nature, peace, and go-carts begins to explore answers to this eternal question.

These artists are part of the Vipassana Santa Cruz Family Program. This show was sponsored by a generous grant by the VSC Board.

liam The Jungle

This is a painting about two explorers - you can't really see them because they are hidden in the river. Their house is on the green hill with a path to it. There is a dock in the river, and a hill with a cave. There are birds singing in the trees in the jungle.

~ Liam





WilliamA Sunny Day.

~William















Happy Sunflower

It started out as a sun, but it looked like a flower, so I turned it into a sunflower.

~ Sarah










 

Reminds me of rainbows.
It is a go-cart.

~ Nico









Amelia

 

A pond for the sea turtle.
The turtle's name is Salty.

~ Amelia

 

 

 

 

 







Jasmine

 

The
Buddha's
of Kindness.

~ Jasmine










Miles

 

A person who is really happy,
even without eyebrows.

~ Miles

 

 

 

 

 










Hannah

 

 

A bird. I love them.
Eggs and a nest.

~Hannah




 

 












Steffen

 

 

 

Painting is so relaxing.

~ Steffen