Composite Wall Mural Landscapes

Composite Wall Mural Landscapes*

Paintings by Dr Abe V Rotor

at his residence in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Nature, so vast, so encompassing, so varied;

I can capture only a part of you with paint brush,

 within the walls of my mind, or on the open field,

 but a grain of sand, however big, is my canvas.  

Primeval Landscape

"Schools always appeared to me like a prison, and never could I make up my mind to stay there, not even for four hours a day, when the sunshine was inviting, the sea smooth, and when it was joy to run about the cliffs in the free air, or to paddle in the water." — Claude Monet

"Now and then a creature appears, real or in the mind,

Indeed rich is an artist's sense of imagination,

each stroke of the brush shaping its form or hiding

it, like in the wild, lurking and ready for action." - avr

“Wilderness without wildlife is just scenery.” ~ Lois Crisler.

"Wildlife is something which man cannot construct. Once it is gone, 

it is gone forever." - Joy Adamson.

*I am like a waterfall – wild and free."

“I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. 

It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I lie and relie on the earth.” - 

- Henry David Thoreau.

"The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth - soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife." - Rachel Carson.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”

- Jacques Yves Cousteau

"When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs 

with the noise of it." - William Blake

A brooding bird, its nest by an idle waterfall in summer,

“The soul of a landscape, the spirits of the elements, the genius of every 

place will be revealed to a loving view of nature.” -  Karl Jaspers

Nature speaks and sings among the rocks, 

through the trees, creatures seen and unseen;

 when in complete silence you hear her more

in the heart and spirit, and in dream.  - avr

“Just let go – and fall like a little waterfall.” – Bob Ross

"If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor."

 - Eleanor Roosevelt

My sight fading in the night regains at dawn

how misty the valley may be;

it's a cycle of surrender, peace and renewal;

and a prayer of thanks to Thee. 

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Nelson Mandela

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"Like a river, life doesn't flow backwards, more so with the waterfall.” 

"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." - Oprah Winfrey

Strange face appears on the rock by a waterfall

"Who is guiding me paint may be a tale of spirituality,

          but I could feel it, I'm not alone, it's a sacred story." - avr  

* These scenes, among others, may be viewed at the author's residence in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, Heritage Zone of the North (RA 11645).  They are a part of Living with Nature Center cum family museum and reading center, art gallery and botanical garden.