“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”
- Emily Bronte
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Autumn in Hillside - watercolour on Ashrad hot pressed paper - 8" x 6" - Maree©
With Autumn in full swing here in South Africa, the Black Wattle trees in Hillside, Tarlton, are still dressed in their show of brown seedpods and there's still a lot of greenery around, but soon it's going to be stark with lots of veld fires again. We live in a summer rainfall area and winter always brings dry, dusty conditions and the foliage is always covered in dust, wanting me to bring out my cleaning cloth and foliage cleaner to get the landscape sparkling again!
This is one of a series "The 4 Seasons" - next will be Winter.
I am a watercolorist living on my little piece of African soil in Ballito, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The inspiration for my art is the wonderfully rich variety of Fauna and Flora to be found throughout this beautiful country.
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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, April 21, 2010
The 4 Seasons - Autumn
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Here where I live there are perhaps other signs of Autumn, but not trees in their warm colour splendour! Lovely work, Maree!
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