Saturday, November 9, 2024

Landscapes - Bridge of Nature and Human, Reality and Fantasy

Landscapes - Bridge of Nature and Human,
Reality and Fantasy

Paintings by Dr Abe V Rotor

 The Forest is a Natural Beauty in acrylic by the author , 2015

"I love the tranquility I feel each time I step into the forest. The forest has a calming and therapeutic effect on me. I enjoy listening to its music – the chirping of the birds, the trickling of water from the leaves, the sound of flowing streams..." - Tan Ee Long, The Forest is a Natural Beauty 

Clouds Over the Mountain in acrylic by the author 2020

“The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be?- it is the same the angels breathe.” -  Mark Twain

The Rock in the Sea,  in acrylic by the author, c 2005

"Think how we sailed up-wind, the brine
  Tasting of daphne, the enormous wave
  Thundering in the water cave—
  Thunder in stone..."
         Archibald MacLeish, “The Rock in the Sea” 

White Doves and White Ducks in a Pond, AVR c 2026

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits 
of the world.” - Arthur Schopenhauer

Nesting Eagle, mural detail by the author

"Eagle nests are constructed with large sticks and may be lined with moss, grass, plant stalks, lichens, seaweed, or sod. Nests are usually about 4 to 6 feet in diameter and 3 feet deep, although larger nests exist." - Internet 

White Doves at Morning, wall mural detail by the author
San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Yes, white doves exist, they are symbols of peace. 

A Field of Wild Lilies in acrylic by the author, 2015

A lily of a day
Is fairer far in May,
Although it may fall and die that night,
It was the plant and flower of light.
In small proportions we just beauties see,
And in short measures life may perfect be.
- Ben Jonson

Ebb of Life wall mural in acrylic by the author at his residence, 
San Vicente, Ilocos Sur. 
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” - Victor E Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

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