Davinci's Yoga

This was one of my first oil paintings. It was the capstone piece of a series of paintings based around yoga and the chakra, the other three were water colors. My intent with this painting was to combine the classical drawing by Leonardo of the man and his ideal proportions, and the symbols of the Chakra occasionally referred to in yoga. The reference to classical artwork and symbols is really what gives this piece its strength.

Edit: 2007.12.25 (Merry Christmas, everyone). Due to the popularity of this piece, I decided to scan in the original, rather than relying on the shoddy photo of the painting that was here previously. The full sized scan is around 3500x4700, and if there's enough interest, I may offer prints. Unfortunately, with this update I've added the obnoxious 'watermark' of sorts (it's not present on my full size scan though). Too many people were hijacking the image for their own use without crediting me, so I decided to add the watermark. Enjoy!

Edit: 2010.03.25. Full sized scan has been uploaded and submitted as a printable piece. Due to this change, the full sized version is no longer downloadable, and the deviantart watermark has been enabled. Enjoy!