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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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 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$ 69-8,627
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