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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, July 14, 2010

First Light

early dawn | two-note, two note | who are you?
A Twitter poem from WATERMARK


"First Light" - Acrylic on Canvas board - Maree©

This was one of my first ventures into Acrylics. I've only done another 2 or 3 since then, and will get around to posting them some time or another.

Sunrise or sunset in the Kalahari Desert in the Cape Province of South Africa is always a spectacular affair. Here I have tried to capture the mystery of the desert as the sun rises over a landscape of golden grass and small red dunes.

The name Kalahari is derived from the Tswana word Kgala, meaning "the great thirst", or Khalagari, Kgalagadi or Kalagare, meaning "a waterless place". The Kalahari desert is part of the huge sand basin that extends some 900 000 square kilometers from the Orange River up to Angola, in the west to Namibia and in the east to Zimbabwe. The sand masses were created by the erosion of soft stone formations. The wind shaped the sand ridges, which are so typical of the landscape in the Kalahari.

In the southern Kalahari desert, which is the driest part, the Kalahari desert takes the form of a stationary dune veld. To the East and to the North of this, the Kalahari desert becomes a flat park-like terrain or savannah.

The Kalahari is not a true desert as it receives too much rain, but is actually a fossil desert.

6 comments:

  1. This is lovely Marie! And it's great to try something new!

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  2. Thanks for that Sandra, inspiration is always welcome!

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  3. Maree, the use of complimentary colors in this painting really make it POP! Great use of the blues, oranges and yellows. Vibrant. Looks great!
    Cheryl
    www.cherylkugler.com

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  4. Hi there Cheryl! Great to hear from you! And thanks for your wonderful comment! Much appreciated!

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  5. Hi there Maree - great painting! You've caught that dust and heat of the Kalahari beautifully. It's an incredible part of our country. Well done on the change of medium.

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  6. Ah Liz, thank you very much! I'm pleased you like it and I find that the acrylics lends itself beautifully to abstracts. I'm so into "flow" with the watercolours that I am having difficulty with landscapes in acrylics - maybe I'll work it out soon!

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