Flow gently down the valley

                                   Flow gently down the valley

"Beauty, universal to the senses and the spirit,

    untouched, pristine, divine - Nature's gift." - avr

Painting by Dr Abe V Rotor

Flow gently down the valley (44" x 30") in acrylic by AV Rotor, Nov 2, 2020

Flow gently down the valley of peace and harmony,

     far, far away from the story

     of death and sorrow;

Heaven you came from, sent down by the Almighty,

     to give life to all along your way,

     today and tomorrow. ~

Requiem to a Heritage Acacia Tree

                       Requiem to a Heritage Acacia Tree

Living with Nature Center

San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

"If you have never loved a tree, life's true magic has ceased to breathe."  - Angie Weiland-Crosby

Dr Abe V Rotor

Author points at an on-the-spot painting he made in 1976 of a standing heritage acacia tree near his home. In the painting the tree once stood near a furniture shop. San Vicente is famous for wood furniture industry. The painting graces the lobby of the San Vicente Municipal Hall in Ilocos Sur.

"A great acacia, with its slender trunk

 And overpoise of multitudinous leaves.

 (In which a hundred fields might spill their dew

 And intense verdure, yet find room enough)

 Stood reconciling all the place with green."       

                                       - Elizabeth Barrett Browning Internet

Author, with coeds from the University of Northern Philippines, pose

with the relics of the heritage acacia he painted in 1976 as seen above.

     "Life is like a tree. Every Leaf is a dream, it may be big or small. When the leaves fall, dreams disappear but when the trees have new leaves, life has new wonderful things." - Pinterest

    

Closeup of the mounted artwork, reminder of a lost treasure, 

more than a biological specimen and work of art. 

On display at the Living with Nature Center.          

"In Egyptian and early Judeo-Christian traditions, the acacia is linked to life after death and the soul's immortality. It symbolizes spiritual rebirth and the eternal nature of the human spirit." - Oak & Hyde Internet 

Nature Adventure in Paintings

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 ~

The Rhythm of Life

The Rhythm of Life

Original title: The Electric Fence

Dr Abe V Rotor

Naturalism - The Eighth Sense

15th year 2804 posts/articles

"The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to survival." - Shirley Hufstedler

                            

                                      Concentric rhythm in acrylic by the author

Little do you know of the sun,

     how it sets and rises,

as the rhythms of life in moments of joy

     and sadness.

Lo, the li’l boy all day sings like Aesop's

     fabled locust;

in summer belittles the ant,

     and what had he to boast?

The rains came, torrid the winds became,

     dark was the night.

and groping he went his way, battling

     with all his might.

But he was not Paul and neither was he

     man enough

to weather the test, a game played

     rough and tough. 

Mysterious Hand in the Sky in acrylic by an art

enthusiast in a summer art workshop at the Center. 

 

The wind with the sail, they go like birds

     gliding free,

and life is like that, wanting of nothing

     on calm, old sea,

like a tree untested by storm, its idle roots

     are shallow,

its branches lanky, its unseasoned limbs

     hollow.

What purpose is war then, El Niño,

     the apocalypse men?

Darwin has the answer, but can man

     break the omen?

Tolstoy and Hugo tell of the goodness

     of man distilled,

not in times of plenty and peace,

     but in the battlefield.

If you wish to reach Heaven alone,

     do not bother,

for the Flood has purified your kind,

     everyone now a brother.

and salvation awaits all brethrens,

     more so the least,

and bless he who saves him from the fury

     of the beast.

   

Go, leave the dungeon, follow the light

     seeping through

the walls of ignorance and fear,

     indifference and hate.

Pry open and run for the woods;

     make haste.

there is not enough tears and time

     to waste.

                  Red Sun in acrylic by the author  

Ah, where does the sun shine brightest,

     you no longer ask,

neither where the blue sky and the blue sea

     wear gray mask;

from Prometheus’ exile you came

     and how you got here

is immaterial now, for the gods

     have joined the cheer. ~

Tunnel Windows to Heaven

Tunnel Windows to Heaven

In loving memory of the late Rev Msgr Benjamin Advincula.

Episcopal Vicar for the Clergy, Archdiocese of Capiz,

and Parish Priest of Santa Monica

Dr Abe V Rotor

Naturalism - The Eighth Sense

15th year 2803 posts/articles

Daybreak, I ask what lies beyond the wall, and a whisper

came through, what goes in there. 

And the view

I see is the same though,

yet a vine across the window

is calling, hello!

 

Walls, walls, walls, I complain.

Windows, windows the sun and wind in refrain.

 

One window is blocked

with the machine of a clock

that had long stopped.

Tic-tac-tic-tac-tic-tac

Here's one bright morning, ah, but another game,

yet a holy name I hear to learn to say, Amen.

I see heaven through a keyhole,

and myself whole;

I wish to reach it, but the key isn't mine

And neither time.

Acknowledgment: Santa Monica church; Rev Msgr Benjamin Advincula
Episcopal Vicar for the Clergy, Archdiocese of Capiz,




and Parish Priest of Santa Monica

Economic Theory of the Tragedy of the Commons

   Economic Theory of the Tragedy of the Commons

"Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons."- Garrett Hardin

Dr Abe V Rotor

Naturalism - the Eighth Sense

15th Year 2802 Posts

The tragedy of the commons is an economic problem where the individual consumes a resource at the expense of society. If an individual acts in their best interest, it can result in harmful over-consumption to the detriment of all. This phenomenon may result in under-investment and total depletion of a shared resource.

The case of the shrinking and disappearing "dilis" (anchovies) and "espada" fish.

Considered "poor man's food" in the rank of galunggong, pork and beans, and pandesal - this prolific marine fish once the main source of fishmeal for feeds, has spiraled beyond the means of ordinary people.

Espada (bulong-unas Ilk) is another marine fish that is fished in its juvenile stage, similarly with many other species that are over harvested, usually with close-knit fishnets - and without let-up in the absence of strict regulations.

        Tragedy of the Commons

                      Dr Abe V Rotor

Tragedy of the commons, a term scholarly phrased,
     means simply shrinking resources
in the midst of open competition to all in the name
     of freedom with whatever process
of acquisition in social Darwinism falsely applied;
     at the end, the winner neither the best
nor the vanquished, the passive nor meek, but all
      victim swept by the current of unrest
where the old Malthus' ghost once more roam,
     where lost the essence of progress,
and Toffler's ecospasm of economics and ecology
     clashing and falling from their crest. ~

* The tragedy of the commons is an economics theory by Garrett Hardin, according to which individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest, behave contrary to the whole group's long-term best interests by depleting some common resource. The concept is often cited in connection with sustainable development, meshing economic growth and environmental protection, as well as in the debate over global warming. "Commons" can include the atmosphere, oceans, rivers, fish stocks, national parks, the office refrigerator, and any other shared resource. The tragedy of the commons has particular relevance in analyzing behavior in the fields of economics, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, game theory, politics, taxation, and sociology. Some also see the "tragedy" as an example of emergent behavior, the outcome of individual interactions in a complex system. (Wikipedia)

12 Great Men who influenced my life to what I am today.

12 Great Men who influenced my life 

to what I am today.

Dr Abe V Rotor

Naturalism - the Eighth Sense

15th Year 2801 Posts

Author's Note: Make your own list of great men and women who have influenced your life. Briefly explain in what way, and at what stage they became significantly important. How do you relate them with your present state?

Dr Jose P Rizal National Hero of the Philippines

Abraham Lincoln - most loved US President

Most famous lines of Jose Rizal
“One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.” 

“I wish to show those who deny us Patriotism that we know how to die  for our country and convictions.” 

“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will     never get to his destination.”

Abraham Lincoln's favorite lines
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
“America will never be destroyed from the outside.
“My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.”

Jules Verne; Albert Einstein

Science fiction novelist; Scientist, Man of the 20th Century

"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth." - Jules Verne

“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” - Albert Einstein

Mahatma Gandhi; Carl Jung

Man of the Millennium; Psychologist of the unconscious mind

Gandhi's most famous quote: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Leonardo da Vinci; Demosthenes

Man for all seasons; Greatest Greek orator 

Quotes From Leonardo da Vinci
"Learning never exhausts the mind."
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
"Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it."
"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength

  from distress, and grow brave by reflection.
"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master."
 

 Demosthenes' favorite lines
"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."
"The easiest thing of all is to deceive one's self; for what a man wishes he generally believes to be true."

Claude Monet; Martin Luther King

Impressionist painter; Human Rights advocate

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther

St Paul, the Apostle; Charles Darwin

Greatest Apostle; Greatest Naturalist

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. " - Paul, the Apostle

"Survival of the fittest" Charles Darwin

From Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection.  Darwin has called 'natural selection', or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life." Internet ~