Nature Adventure in Paintings
Paintings by Dr Abe V Rotor
"Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Four scenes of nature in various seasons and places. When was
the last time you took outdoor an easel, canvas, and set of paints,
and spent time with nature?
It's another world, other than our troubled one today,
we may call it fantasy, at the edge of reality;
where reigns the power of imagination and creativity;
let's cease to be judge of everything, we pray.
"I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles."
— Anne Frank
Transform waste into art, but more than that, carry on the message
for change and reform, justice and peace.
Beauty abandoned, by greed and folly,
shards of wood remind us a sad story;
art rebels for a cause, for humanity,
in reverence to life and dignity.
“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.”
— Mary Davis
Two landscapes I painted, one in Brisbane Australia (left); the other,
at home, a forest view at Patapat Pass at the northern tip of Luzon.
Both scenes clearly show that "Nature is same everywhere."
Nature is same everywhere, an adage;
lightly or seriously, the genius of art;
a philosophy to all, everywhere;
unites people living apart.
"The mountains are calling and I must go." – John Muir

On-the-spot painting of fire tree on Mt. Makiling, Laguna, and bottom-up view of treetops from imagination - two schools of art - Realism and Impressionism.
Realism, Impressionism, et al,
movements strange to the viewer;
art is universal, language for all,
through man's creative power.
“Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.”
— Katrina Mayer
Sporadic subjects of painting come in every occasion and choice, no logic or reason strictly dictates, but the pleasure and freedom of thought, emotion and purpose. Can you trace the possible origin of each scene in the local setting you may find access if you were the artist?
It maybe near home, or in a faraway place,
scenes waiting for art's beauty and grace,
expressed on canvas, with brush and paint;
take time, live life fully, easy and quaint;
let the world pass you by for a moment,
where heaven-on-earth is lovely meant.
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience." – Ralph Waldo Emerson ~