National Institute for Zorig Chusum (Painting School)

National Institute for Zorig Chusum, aka "the Painting School"	Students are enrolled in 4 to 6 year programs on Bhutan's traditional arts	National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Students at the Painting School wearing basic blue gohs as their school uniforms
Traditional Architecture of the Painting School	National Institute for Zorig Chusum, Thimphu, Bhutan	Wood carving shop, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Drawing the initial design in pencil on a piece of wood
Dragons being carved out of a wooden beam	Apprentice woodcarvers at work, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Detail of carved woodwork at the Painting School	Bhutanese mask carved of wood
Wooden masks are used in the many Buddhist festivals of Bhutan	Zoomorphic masks, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Wooden mask prior to painting	Wooden masks prior to painting, National Institute for Zorig Chusum
A student concentrating on his drawing	Young artist at work	National Institute for Zorig Chusum, the Painting School in Thimphu, Bhutan	The model of the Bhutanese dragon the students are working to reproduce
Clay sculpture used as a model	One of the students is out of uniform!	Dennis would be a good student here at the Painting School	Model statue at the Painting School
Girl at a sewing machine, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Textile workship, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Weaving workship, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Student working on a traditional Bhutanese textile pattern
Embroidery, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	One of the female students, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Weaving the traditional cloth for a man's goh by hand	Weaving a goh, National Institute for Zorig Chusum
Weaving workshop, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	It's not just the "Painting School"	The proportions of traditional Buddhist paintings are very exact	A girl displays her work - a Green Tara
Dennis at the Painting School, Thimphu	Student taking a break with his beads	The basic outline	The outline is drawn onto a basic grid to ensure the correct proportions
Dennis with a student at the Painting School	I wonder how distracting the students find tourist visits	Embroidery workshop, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Lady's handbags, National Institute for Zorig Chusum
National Institute for Zorig Chusum	A finished piece of embroidery, National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Both male and female students partake in each of the disciplines	National Institute for Zorig Chusum
Concentrating on drawing Bhutan's national dragon	National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Hard at work at the Painting School, Thimphu	Hard at work at the Painting School, Thimphu
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Dennis with one of the students at the Painting School	A very complex drawing	A complex drawing after painting	Woodcarving, National Institute for Zorig Chusum
National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Students' work at the Painting School	Students' work at the Painting School	National Institute for Zorig Chusum
National Institute for Zorig Chusum	National Institute for Zorig Chusum	National Institute for Zorig Chusum	Products of Painting School for sale to tourists
Traditional masks from the Painting School	View from the National Institute for Zorig Chusum