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“Beyond the long borders where foam and drift Of the sundering waves are lost and gone On the tides that plunge and rear and crumble.”
(CARL SANDBURG)
I am missing the ocean very much at the moment and I found this painting I did some years ago from my cottage when there was a spring tide at Witsand in the Western Cape. This was sold to a buyer from Reflections Gallery in Montagu, South Africa. I wish I had all the paintings of the waves I did now, I think it is time to start a new one!
I used 150mm x 150 mm Derwent Ingres paper and Sennelier, Schmincke and Unison pastels.
That’s beautiful, so powerful and such a contrast to your delicate flowers. If you still yearn for the ocean you should do more! Tomorrow the waves will be just like this, it is a stormy night.
Jim thank you so much :-) I have been planning to do some using photographs that Ted took of Aghulas, maybe I need to take a sabbatical from the flowers and butterflies and satisfy my soul! I just loved those stormy nights – was it a good one?
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore” Vincent van Gogh
Like us, dear friend – braving the shark-infested waters of life…wonderful work.
Thank you dear Gina. We have braved them and survived thus far. We WILL endure my special friend! oxox
Hahaha… last year taught me that it is possible (though exhausting) to work 120 hours per week… so in coming back to the standard working week, I’ve discovered all this extra time outside of work hours! :)
Working hours like that is insanity Laura, I did for too many years and to be able to just be able to paint now is fantastic :-)
The ocean seems to have amazing healing properties. Met an elderly man a couple of months ago who has arthritis. In summer when he swims in the ocean he stops taking his tablets and has no pain. However in winter when he doesn’t swim in the ocean he takes his tablets and is still in pain.
It does indeed Tony, the ocean heals on physical, emotional and mental levels. I long for the sound, smell and taste of it, it has been a year now since I was able to do that! Thank you for commenting on my work.
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w0w! pure enchantment sweetheART fab painting fave ;} happy hippy hugglez
Val thank you so much for your wonderful comment :-)
– Constance Widen
That’s beautiful, so powerful and such a contrast to your delicate flowers. If you still yearn for the ocean you should do more! Tomorrow the waves will be just like this, it is a stormy night.
Jim thank you so much :-) I have been planning to do some using photographs that Ted took of Aghulas, maybe I need to take a sabbatical from the flowers and butterflies and satisfy my soul! I just loved those stormy nights – was it a good one?
– Constance Widen
Superb painting Constance,
you have captured the raw power within !!!
George thank you so much for such a wonderful comment :-) I haven’t been near the ocean for a year now and it calls!
– Constance Widen
Nicely done!
Laura thank you very much :-) I’m trying to work out where you get the time to create the beautiful artworks that you produce, they are awesome!
– Constance Widen
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore”
Vincent van Gogh
Like us, dear friend – braving the shark-infested waters of life…wonderful work.
Thank you dear Gina. We have braved them and survived thus far. We WILL endure my special friend! oxox
– Constance Widen
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30 June 2010
Mariaan thank you so much :-) oxox
– Constance Widen
fantastic – you have conveyed so much of the power in a wave – well done. ps- I’ve not attempted waves yet – will have to be brave one day soon
You have proved yourself so capable and talented with water, that I doubt if you will have any problem Julie! Thank you for your wonderful comment :-)
– Constance Widen
Hahaha… last year taught me that it is possible (though exhausting) to work 120 hours per week… so in coming back to the standard working week, I’ve discovered all this extra time outside of work hours! :)
Working hours like that is insanity Laura, I did for too many years and to be able to just be able to paint now is fantastic :-)
– Constance Widen
The ocean seems to have amazing healing properties. Met an elderly man a couple of months ago who has arthritis. In summer when he swims in the ocean he stops taking his tablets and has no pain. However in winter when he doesn’t swim in the ocean he takes his tablets and is still in pain.
It does indeed Tony, the ocean heals on physical, emotional and mental levels. I long for the sound, smell and taste of it, it has been a year now since I was able to do that! Thank you for commenting on my work.
– Constance Widen
Lovely!!!
Susan thank you so much oxox
– Constance Widen