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This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play. The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is. I’m here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away. When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Silhouettes of Africa

The shadows now so long do grow,
That brambles like tall cedars show,
Molehills seem mountains, and the ant Appears a monstrous elephant.
(Evening Quatrains) - Charles Cotton

A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!

Watercolour on Amedeo 200gsm - 12" x 8"

Elephants in the shadow of a mountain on their way to water in the northern parts of the Kalahari desert (South Africa). This started off as a landscape, but I suddenly envisaged desert dunes and added the elephants.

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6 comments:

  1. There's nothing quite like the silhouettes of elephants to portray the image of our great country Maree! And a great landscape setting for them.

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  2. Thanks for stopping by Liz, appreciate your lovely comment!

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  3. Hi Maree, beautiful painting. I also love Africa's Wonders! Elephants are one of my favourite animals but I have never painted one.

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  4. Ah Carol, thanks a lot and great to see another elephant lover! You should really give it a go, they're great subjects!

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  5. This is a wonderful painting. It captures the magisty of the elephants.

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  6. Many thanks for your lovely comment Elva, pleased you popped in!

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