Padare
Oil on Canvas,
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Oil on Canvas
20x0794m
W: 1400mm x H: 1000mm x D: 25mm
W: 55" x H: 39" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 4kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 3,681
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About "Padare"
Pa dare
I have called this painting Pa dare - this literally translates to
The Place of meeting
however, used in context, it means
The Place of Meeting for Respectful Gentlemen
The reason for this name is clear as the picture is centered on the Baobab This Tree, as seen from the East directly opposite over the river on the Chewore north side.
The tree is our meeting place, where we meet annually with those who have left us . The meeting is not a noisy affair it is quiet and respectful, where we remember and, as we watch the movie that is our minds, we see life for what it is - beautiful and unpredictable.
The Elephant beside the tree is leaving to join others who are feeding close by that have left the shade of this great tree - just as we do when we leave this life to join others that have left before us.
There are few things that depict Africa as well as the Baobab! They have an aura around them that is almost inexplicable. Great scars that adorn their massive trunks like medals won in some far off campaign - create the character that we feel when we stare up their majestic presence!
They are quintessential to Africa, and it is fitting that one of them is our meeting place!
Below the sun sets on another meeting place -a pan, like so many of those magnificent sites that we have had the pleasure of visiting it symbolizes the peace and synergies of nature in an otherwise seemingly harsh environment.
Symbolically the elephant and the baboon represent two things firstly our trek into the meeting place (I am the elephant by the way!) and secondly they have been the subject of many hours of thought and discussions around the many camp fires that have been shared in the Zambezi Valley
The wild dog the hunters predators - us perhaps? also looking into Pa dare, because as we well know we also meet there!
Life is short live it, feast on it, smell the roses!
Will Maberly
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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$ 68-8,283
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