Sadhu Portrait Painting

Sadhus can be found in Nepal and India and are typically near Hindu temples. They have left behind all material and social positions. When they take the path to be a sadhu they relinquish their life so they have already “died”. They abandon convention for a spiritual life. The sadhus were inevitably an influence to me as an artist when researching Nepal. Their dreadlocked hair, colorful paint and ash, occasional adornment of flowers and beads, perfectly combined simplicity with vibrancy.