ADELE CLOONY
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Enso Painting and Mindful Movement Workshop
Join me at Shambhala London to create a little tranquillity
Create a little inner tranquillity and join artist Adele Cloony, at the Shambhala London Centre for a Zen Painting and mindful movement workshop.
Usually she holds an annual workshop in her garden studio but will hold it in London on 9th May 2026.
During this half day workshop, Adele will demonstrate and guide you through standing and walking meditation, along with gentle Qigong/Tai Chi warm up exercises. Allowing you to relax and become more mindful.
Starting with gentle, simple, Qigong/Tai Chi warm up exercises and then trying out some walking and standing meditation, we bring our body and mind into a mindful, quiet space.
After a short break, we return to a calming place, being in the present moment, and create Zen circles, with traditional Chinese brushes and ink, to take home or gift to a friend.
Guided instructions and demonstrations will be given. All art materials are supplied, just come along in loose comfortable clothes and flat shoes/trainers.
No experience is necessary.
Places are limited, so please book early through Shambhala with link below. You can contact me with any queries.
I also have some small framed Enso paintings there for sale currently, which are available to take home from the centre (a short 5 minutes walk from Clapham Common tube).
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Comment from attendee:
"My sisters and I had a beautiful and calming afternoon where we learned to paint our own enso’s in this mindful class. Adele gently guided us through some centring Tai Chi movements, which were easy enough for a group of beginners. Having brought us to a mindful state, we created our enso’s using big brushes and silky black ink. If you are looking to reconnect with your creativity, I can’t recommend this class highly enough!"
Harinder S
Enso Paintings
An Enso, synonymous with a Japanese Zen circle and has its origins from Chinese Buddhism and Taoism, with its extensive connotations from a symbol of enlightenment to completeness and emptiness.
It is said that the artist’s heart and mind are captured in the present moment of the painted Enso and perhaps a reminder of impermanence once completed.
This simple but meaningful form has been the starting point for much of my work for many years, usually interconnecting many layers, in different mediums or colours - building on both physical paint layers and meanings to each series. Being a British born Chinese artist living in London, my contemporary artwork is an amalgamation of both my eastern and western influences,
It explores a non-linguistic expression with calligraphic gestural markings, embodying the essence of Taoist and Buddhist philosophies. Creating a visible manifestation of moving energy through the brush onto paper, where the movements of each mindful brushstroke are interconnected with the breath.
White Framed Enso paintings
These original gold and silver leaf and black ink paintings, were created mindfully, in a meditative and tranquil space, connecting mind, body and breath, evoking movement and energy.
The dynamic gestural strokes were painted using traditional Chinese calligraphic brushes onto natural linen or cotton canvas boards and completed with bespoke wooden frames to create these minimalistic contemporary artworks.
Black ink Enso paintings in bespoke wooden frames
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Created with traditional calligraphy brushes, these dynamic gestural strokes were directly painted on cotton canvases. Completed with bespoke black wooden frames, giving these artworks a contemporary feel, which are ready to hang in your home, office or studio.
Created mindfully, in a meditative and tranquil space, connecting mind, body and breath capturing
movement and energy.
100 Days of Enso painting
Contemplative, original Zen Enso painting on watercolour paper.
Chinese ink Enso painting on watercolour paper. Transforming from Yin (dark) to Yang (light), bringing it vitality.
This Enso has the image and dynamism of a crested white foam wave, as the white brushstrokes surf the sea of silver gild.
Contemplative, original Zen Enso painting on watercolour paper.
All of these 100 Ensos are individually hand-crafted and are one of a kind.
10% of sales from this project will be donated to The Lelung Dharma Trust. This charity was founded by H.E. the 11th Lelung Rinpoche, who currently lives in London, devoting his time across several projects.
These Ensos were collated during a project on Instagram #100dayensoadelecloony where an Enso a day was
posted for one hundred days.
