Spirits of the Valley
Oil on Canvas,
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Spirits of the Valley
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Oil on Canvas
20x0794m
W: 1200mm x H: 800mm x D: 25mm
W: 47" x H: 31" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 4kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 4,316
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About "Spirits of the Valley"
Perhaps it is the prospect of life that means the most ,the possibility that we have the next twenty four hours ? Sooner or later we learn there are no guaranties of life in this form however such is our obsession with the future that we are seldom living in the present living our lives in an imagery of a better place , a better life style
Is it that prospect that is actually the thrill to life ? They say its the hunt that is the thrill not the actual killing ! or perhaps we just subconsciously work on the fact that we are in fact timeless ?
Life however is something we build each day at a time , like a painting , each brushstroke is an experience we live with , these brush strokes are the wisdom we grow in !
Time is nothing but a measurement that we use as a way of shortening our lives and putting limits to it yes that's time we live by it we plan by it and we box everything up in to it and yet in the face of Nature and its immeasurable majesty , we are humbled
As the sun slips toward the horizon these old trees Like sentrys , watch and monitor all life around them quietly living each moment as it is .Their trunks anointed with markings and messages from generations of elephants , they are the notice boards in the thick Zambezi Valley Jesse .
There is an aura that exists even to us insensitive humans when in the shade of these great trees it has a healing ability to the mind slowing the pace we exist at and above all giving us perspective !.
This painting has been modeled on three trees , some where deep in The Zambezi valley , hidden away in the jesse , they have been meeting place for the great grey Giants for centuries .Set in the hazy afternoon sun ,elephant dung- scattered around the trees creating an atmosphere of its own .The aroma of the dust and sweat creates an ambiance so typically Africa!
These are the spirits of the valley !
Will Maberly
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About Astley
Africa is a place that captivates the mind, she is old and tells her tales in mysterious ways, we only have to sit quietly and listen to the stories
that flow from her. My late father Colonel Ted Maberly's stories of East Africa as a child thrilled me and inspired by all my late Uncle Charles
Astley Maberly's work on wildlife, set a path for me to follow later in life.
Africa is perhaps best described in pictures, as I know of no way to really portray her beauty in words, which is why I have turned to painting
and photography to find some way of conveying this beauty across to all. This journey certainly hasn't been a search for answers, this has
been more about learning to listen to the wild.
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 it's 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 realisation that we are undeniably a part of a higher more organised order!
I found that whilst I loved sketching, Oils became my medium of choice as I am able to more accurately represent the deep colour's of Africa, Oil paint can have a unique texture that allows the artist to push the boundaries of the norm and there are always new ideas and techniques, as a medium I find it open ended.That's why I use them oil especially on large Canvas there is nothing more impacting than a large Canvas of Africa !
Soon if we ignore the plight of Africa these wild places will exist no longer, the rate of organised poaching is accelerating; unbelievably, there will be no Elephants to speak of soon!
I see that each one of us can impact the future of the wild areas of Africa. The drums are beating, and it's time to listen.
Its all about awareness
Tread lightly
Astley Maberly
Price Range
US$ 69-8,632
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Salzburg
Harare
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Self Taught
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