"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather."
- John Ruskin
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
African Storm Brewing - watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - 11" x 7.5" - Maree©
It's already April, way past our rainy season, and on one of our recent trips to Harties (Schoemansville), I captured this Autumn storm brewing over a farm on the banks of the Crocodile River, which flows through Broederstroom on it's way to Hartebeespoort Dam in the North-West Province of South Africa.
When a storm is brewing (in your mind or in your life), embrace it as just another delicious experience, like a summer shower. See what you can learn from it, take a lesson from it, because soon the clouds will have a silver lining again as the sunshine bursts through. Nothing lasts forever - not the rain, not the sunshine, not the storm - so might as well accept it into our lives as just another "bad weather" phenomena.
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!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
African Storm Brewing
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Super painting - again! I love the colours you have used. What a beautiful country you live in.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment Sandra! There's so much beauty all around us, I don't think it can EVER get used up!
ReplyDeleteOh those wonderful summer storms, right there in this sketch Maree! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz! You're always so inspiring!
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