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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!

Friday, August 13, 2010

A glint of Green

Yesterday the twig was brown and bare;
To-day the glint of green is there;
Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;
I know no thing so wondrous fair,
No miracle so strangely rare.
I wonder what will next be there!
~L.H. Bailey


A Glint of Green - Done with Fountain pen ink - Parker Quink Blue, Rohrer & Klinger "Verdura" green and Rohrer & Klinger "Vernambuk" red - on Ashrad 200gsm watercolour paper.

SPRING! is surfacing in South Africa (August 2010) and little bits of green are appearing everywhere! From tiny leaf buds to the greenest of grass stalks peeping through a black charred landscape, the world is turning greener by the day! Hooray!

Here I played with some Rohrer & Klinger and Parker fountain pen ink.
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6 comments:

  1. Pam Johnson BrickellAugust 14, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    Such a feeling of delight! I can feel your joy in this lovely piece :)

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  2. Maree ClarksonAugust 15, 2010 at 7:12 AM

    Thanks PJ, it was lovely playing with the ink!

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  3. Art with LizAugust 15, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    Yay Spring is coming! and a great little painting to celebrate!

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  4. Maree ClarksonAugust 15, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    Are your Winter rains over yet? Sounds like we're all celebrating! Thanks for the lovely comment Liz!

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  5. Sandra BusbyAugust 16, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    What fresh and lovely colours you have used here. It should be mid-summer here, but the air has chilled and there is a definate sense that Autumn is on its way!

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  6. Maree ClarksonAugust 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Many thanks Sandra! And as you go into Autumn, Spring has sprung here but had to stand back for another cold front that rolled in. Soon, maybe soon...

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