Trust
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Oil on Canvas
20x0794m
W: 800mm x H: 600mm x D: 25mm
W: 31" x H: 24" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 2kg
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unframed
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About "Trust"
Africa.... as the oranges turned to pink, and the last evening lights caught the clouds, there was a quiet expectancy as I watched these elephants at a spring deep in the jesse of the Zambezi Valley.
The aroma of Africa, an exotic blend of damp earth, dung, dust and heat - quintessential to the Valley, a sensation unchanged for centuries fitted comfortably with me as I watched these majestic animals, absorbing each others energy, quietly listening and understanding , caressing each other with their trunks, displaying trust and integrity with one another and with a higher purpose , life.
For them and other animals, the spring is life, its the 'source' and perhaps their journey to this point has been long and dusty, but their trust in this place has been there for generations - passed on from those before them , they just believe in it as they believe in each other -there is no place for doubt!
In the almost sensual tranquility of the evening, there is a sense of being in a void, of being timeless, where contemplation is pure, a time for a clearer thought process and an understanding that life is about integrity and giving! Nature tends to invoke a deeper purer thought process within us and as we watch and listen the stories and legends of Africa swirl through our minds like camp fire smoke, twisting and turning images of life, our lives, and what makes us who we are.
Witnessing this has made me think of how we all fit, do we trust in a higher purpose? Life is about relationships and love , we have been too lost in the world of today and seldom do we access that place within us, the place where we get perspective, a place where we even understand the existence of a higher being, of spirit, of God or whatever you choose to call him
As we have discussed, there are choices in life, paths that we follow, often blindly taking those choices and seeing reason for them only later with the benefit of hindsight
This painting depicts so much and has been a pleasure to create , like the wrinkles of age each brushstroke creates character and the captivating blend of colours as they work together represent the coming together of your souls in life from now.
The painting is an amalgamation of the known and the unknown- of the road you have travelled, and the road from here .
Some roads may be dusty and dry and some may be through greener pastures. The Picture portrays the trust that we must have in life and have in each other a knowing and belief in our own destiny and purpose!
'I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.'
'Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense' E.E. Cummings
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About Will
There is something about Africa that catches us all for me its the harsh beauty and reality of it all ,there is a special energy that exists here , its tough , and wild like it should be .
Growing up on a farm here had its benefits , my father was a PH in the early days in Tanganyka , so we grew up amongst the animals and were enthralled by the tales of Africa , the legends ,the myths and above all that special energy that Africa invokes in us all .
My Uncle was well known Artist ,author and illustrator Astley Maberly , who wrote books such as Animals of East Africa ,Animals of Southern Rhodesia ,illustrating books such as TV Bulpins the Ivory Trail and Memories Of a Game Ranger by Harry Wolhutter etc , his ability to bring to life on paper with some lines of ink always fascinated me , and perhaps molded my future
Art has been truly rewarding for me , giving me perspective -in fact Life is very like a painting , in a painting, we form an end result in our mind, we may even sketch it but how we get there with the brushstrokes, the blends of color, the textures and the directions of the strokes are what forms our ultimate piece
So to does everything we do in life, the way we behave, what we say, the way we make people feel - like the blends of color, and strokes of different sizes of brush we become what we are! We are perhaps the artist of our own lives!
My passion for Elephants amongst other species goes back as far as I can remember , perhaps from the stories of old tuskers on the slopes of Kilimanjaro and the Selous - their intelligence as a species and the deep sense of knowing they portray , has led me to often refer to them as old souls .
My love for these creatures is what started me sketching and then painting ,and yet its the incredible symbiosis that is nature that has been my inspiration that feeling of intelligent energy that overwhelms me in the presence of this magnificence .
Behind each Painting there is a life a story about that special connection , the heightening of the senses and the realization that we are undeniably a part of a higher more organized order
I found that , whilst I loved sketching , Oils became my medium of choice as I am able to more accurately represent the deep colors of Africa , Oil paint can have a unique texture that allows the artist to push the boundaries of the norm there are always new ideas and techniques as a medium I find it open ended and that's why I use them , especially on large Canvas there is nothing more impacting than a large Canvas of Africa !
Soon if we ignore the plight of Africa this will exist no longer , the rate of organized poaching is accelerating , Unbelievably there will be no Elephants to speak of soon !I see that each one of us can impact on the future of the wild areas of Africa the drums are beating , and its time to listen
Price Range
US$ 67-8,240
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