One
evening, the Supreme Master Ching Hai was inspired, and set up Her
drawing board on the large balcony in front of the Glass House in
Miaoli, Hsihu, Formosa. As the evening sun descended, Master painted
swiftly using a few random strokes. The landscape and the sunset took
their shape.
In
less than five minutes, dusk had turned into darkness, and Master
also stopped painting. Half of the picture was still unpainted. In
delight, Master asked the monastic and lay disciples to take a look
at the moody beauty of the sunset. Besides the sounds of exclamation
and admiration, everyone was speechless. It was not until the retreat
in Pingtung that the painting was finally finished.
Oil
Painting
Place: Hsihu Center, Miaoli, Formosa
Time: October 1990
Size: 45 cm x 37.6 cm
