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The Nature Mystics
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Original Pen & Ink Drawing 25.5 x 30.5 cm / 12 x 10"
“It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her
too little…..There is not a single colour hidden away in the chalice of
a flower, or the curve of a shell, to which, by some subtle sympathy with the very soul of things, my nature does not answer….
I have always been one of those ‘pour qui le monde visible existe ‘. Still, I am conscious now that behind all this Beauty, satisfying though it be, there is some Spirit that I desire to become in harmony….
The Mystical in Art, the Mystical in Life, the Mystical in Nature,
this is what I am looking for….”
Oscar Wilde, De Profundis
Overall paper size : 32 x 38cm / 12.75 x 15" approx
Painted on Fabriano Artistico 640 gsm
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I started this drawing at the time of the Winter Solstice 2018 while there was a full moon in the sky. I went out to Red Rock, Sutton for 3 or 4 days to start the drawing. I then spent 2 days at Bull Island Nature reserve finishing it, one of my favourite places to walk. When I started looking for the text to go with this piece I accidentally came across an an old birthday card someone had given me years ago with an Oscar Wilde quotation from his book De Profundis. I thought the quotation might work for this painting so I read the book. When I found the text that had been in my birthday card I knew it was right for the painting.
When hanging this painting it is best to hang out of direct sunlight.
This ensures that colour vibrancy is maintained.
When hanging this painting it is best to hang out of direct sunlight.
This ensures that colour vibrancy is maintained.