Green Tara

Acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 48 in.

Radiant, powerful, and alive with color, Green Tara reimagines the beloved Tibetan Buddhist deity through a vivid contemporary lens. Faithful to traditional iconography, Tara appears in her classic posture of poised readiness—one leg extended as if rising to answer suffering, the other folded in stillness—holding the lotus and embodying compassion in action. In Tibetan Buddhist art, Green Tara is associated with enlightened activity, protection, generosity, and swift response to obstacles.

In this painting, that sacred visual language is honored while being transformed through bold modern color: bright, psychedelic hues, rich pattern, and high-impact contrast give the image an electric immediacy. Rather than treating Tara as a distant relic, this piece brings her presence forward as something luminous, emotionally charged, and vividly alive.

Created in acrylic on wood panel at a commanding 36 x 48 inches, this is a true statement piece—devotional, symbolic, and visually unforgettable. It reflects the qualities described on Jessica Van Hulle’s site: dynamic composition, graphic silhouettes, rich color, pattern, and texture, filtered through a contemporary illustrative aesthetic shaped by art history and subculture.