Buddha Painting by Julian Bound
In 2007 I painted a Buddha. My painting has been used across the world, from being on phone cases to shop signs, the Nepal Airways logo, tattoos and prints. I own complete copyright and have not given any permission for my painting to be reproduced, yet my Buddha painting has become one of the most famous painted Buddha images in Asia and South East Asia.
Here are some photographs taken of examples found of others using my painting without my permission.
Myself and my completed Buddha painting, 2007, UK
My painting on phone cases on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand
Myself and reproduction of my painting in a hotel room in India
My painting displayed in the window of a tattoo shop, Siem Reap, Cambodia
My painting above an art gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal
My painting used in the Nepali flag by Nepal Airlines, Kathmandu, Nepal
Above a shop in George Town, Malaysia, September 2019
As 'Buddhism_' Instagram page title photo (Top left in blue), 14th September 2020
Recently found for sale at Walmart.com (September 2020)
My Buddha painting ©julianbound
Progression of my Buddha painting, from sketch to completion ©julianbound
Myself and Buddha painting, 22nd September 2020, UK
Meeting with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, 19th December 2019
