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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, February 22, 2012

Not the last post afterall! - Wisteria

"In pale moonlight / the wisteria's scent / comes from far away."
— Buson

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Wisteria - W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm

Well, it seems my "last post" (previous post) is not the last post after all! I've had several requests to please keep on posting my art here as some people are not interested in looking for art in between photographs and all sorts of other posts! Hee hee! I completely understand that, so here I'm back, keeping this blog alive and my artwork separate from my other passions!

This painting is of a friend's Wisteria which is in full bloom and the scent is absolutely intoxicating! Just about the complete one side of her house is covered (there's a pergola next to the wall) and it's absolutely beautiful. The only problem is, the pergola is leaning dangerously close to a window from the weight of the plant and she says unfortunately she's going to have to take it down. That would be a real pity, but hopefully she can just trim it back a lot and retain some of the original plant. It his taken years to get to that size and planting a new one would take forever to produce this wonderful show.

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4 comments:

  1. I missed your last post...whew, so happy you,are going to continue with your beautiful art!!!!!
    Hugs

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    1. Ha ha Teri! Thank you! But I have not stopped my art, I was just trying to kill this blog and post my art one one of my other blogs, SO many blogs to keep track of! But seeing as that didn't seem to work out, I'm back here again!

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  2. Hey Maree! I've missed you on Sketching in Nature. Glad to see you're still at it. I'll just have to check here instead. Your work is so inspiring to me. Thank you!

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    1. Aaaah, thank you for your lovely words Paula! I'm still at it, but I got a new camera and it's been photos, photos, photos lately! And I must say I haven't sketched outside for a while, all studio work, but I'll be back at Sketching in Nature soon, promise!

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