Pieter Weltevrede

PIETER WELTEVREDE SCHEDULE

September 24-25, 2011: Spiritual painting class in New York. Contact and more information: Aileen Gural at aileengural@gmail.com. Ph: 917 513 2713

October 1, 2 : Yantra Painting in Ananda Seva Mission in Santa Rosa. Contact & more information : www.anandaseva.org and ph. 707 575 0886

October 13, 14, 15, 16, 2011: Sacred painting in Seattle. Contact and more information: kikwhalen@comcast.net - Ph: 206 384 8978

October 21-24, 2011: Sacred painting in Los Angeles at Sivananda Ashram. Contact and information: swamiomkara@sivananda.org - Ph: 310 306 024

More about the US Tour - Autumn 2011 :

All classes will be during the day. Also there will be classes in Sonoma County (CA). For more information and contact: pat.prather@comcast.net and appeals@sonic.net - Ph: 707 876 1926

Pieter Weltevrede can be reached in the US:

-In New York: Gary Gewant: 845 309 1688 (cell)

- In California: Pat Prather: 707 876 1926 (home) or 707 799 5980 (cell).

Februari 23 - March 6, 2012: There will be a workshop in Haridwar (India) in the house of my late teacher Sri Harish Johari together with Mavis Gewant, also a student of Harish Johari. For more info: 845 616 1743 or email sacredma@yahoo.com

Pieter Weltevrede is 53 years old, married, with 3 children. He is a trained social scientist with an advanced degree.

Pieter met late Harish Johari in 1977 in Holland where he became fascinated with the healing and centering power of the ancient tantric practice of yantra painting. Over time he devoted more and more of his attention to mastering the North Indian iconographic painting techniques. Since 1988 he was traveling to India annually where he deepened his knowledge and friendship with late Harish Johari, and also studied with Johari's art teacher, Master Chandra Bal, and Suresh Johari.

Meanwhile, Pieter got recognized and supported by the Dutch government as a Master Artist. This has given him the freedom to travel once or twice a year to India for extended stays. His output is prolific. From his paintings many cards, posters, calendars and other reproductions were produced.

Under guidance of late Harish Johari Pieter illustrated the following books "The Birth of the Ganga", "The Monkeys and the Mango Tree", "Ayurvedic Massage", and the latest edition of the book "Chakras" by Harish Johari). In the works is an extensive series of children's books (see books). Pieter displayed his works at many exhibitions in Europe and the USA.

Even Hinduism Today published a number of paintings of Pieter Weltevrede - for a Dutchman entering an Indian tradition that is quite a compliment.