"where the dust settles "
Oil on Canvas,
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"where the dust settles "
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Oil on Canvas
Oils
W: 2500mm x H: 1000mm x D: 10mm
W: 98" x H: 39" x D:
Approx. Weight: 1.5kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 17,435
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About ""where the dust settles ""
There a few things in life as humbling as Large bull elephant, especially when they have perhaps taken offense at your presence. An image of any 'Tusker' looking down his nose at you is something that doesn't leave, a crucially sobering moment in life!
Out here in these wild places, there is an energy that very quickly penetrates you, one of humility and fascination, an understanding that perhaps we are actually mortal! There have been many times I have been in these areas, trying to savour the incredible emotion of freedom, and the feeling the sense of reality, of the 'now' and being completely present in it!
This painting has been something I have been planning from different parts of my life, I am fascinated by elephants and their intelligence, wisdom and incredible family structures. As I say the prospect of an irritated or perhaps startled elephant at close quarters will most certainly bring you to the present!
Too many times I have been fortunate enough to witness these animals as they draw themselves up to full height and stare down at you, the immediate thought is that they are trying to make a decision, whether to run at you or away, mock charges, dust and noise are sobering, trust me and it's in those moments that time really stands still.
'Tusker', the name often given to Bull elephant with large tusks, a magnificent sight indeed, and perhaps one that most people won't see in the wild anymore, however being in the close presence of any elephant is just an "epic" and an amazingly powerful life experience..
This picture has five bulls reacting to something, the dust and the movement impresses the urgency pf the situation but concentrate the attention of anything present. The egrets take off in various directions, and the carmines flip upward and away from the disturbance! Soon minutes later a calmness will permeate over this waterhole and it will seem empty and quiet, this is Africa and this is "where the dust settles"
Tread Lightly
Astley Maberly
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About Astley
Africa is a place that captivates the mind, she is old and tells her tales in mysterious ways, we only have to sit quietly and listen to the stories
that flow from her. My late father Colonel Ted Maberly's stories of East Africa as a child thrilled me and inspired by all my late Uncle Charles
Astley Maberly's work on wildlife, set a path for me to follow later in life.
Africa is perhaps best described in pictures, as I know of no way to really portray her beauty in words, which is why I have turned to painting
and photography to find some way of conveying this beauty across to all. This journey certainly hasn't been a search for answers, this has
been more about learning to listen to the wild.
My passion for Elephants amongst other species goes back as far as I can remember, perhaps from the stories of old tuskers on the slopes of Kilimanjaro and the Selous - their intelligence as a species and the deep sense of knowing they portray, has led me to often refer to them as old souls.
My love for these creatures is what started me sketching and then painting, and yet it's the incredible symbiosis that is nature that has been my inspiration, that feeling of intelligent energy that overwhelms me in the presence of this magnificence.
Behind each Painting there is a life, a story about that special connection, the heightening of the senses and the realisation that we are undeniably a part of a higher more organised order!
I found that whilst I loved sketching, Oils became my medium of choice as I am able to more accurately represent the deep colour's of Africa, Oil paint can have a unique texture that allows the artist to push the boundaries of the norm and there are always new ideas and techniques, as a medium I find it open ended.That's why I use them oil especially on large Canvas there is nothing more impacting than a large Canvas of Africa !
Soon if we ignore the plight of Africa these wild places will exist no longer, the rate of organised poaching is accelerating; unbelievably, there will be no Elephants to speak of soon!
I see that each one of us can impact the future of the wild areas of Africa. The drums are beating, and it's time to listen.
Its all about awareness
Tread lightly
Astley Maberly
Price Range
US$ 69-17,435
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Exhibitions
Salzburg
Harare
Private commissions world wide
collections in South Africa, Zimbabwe, USA, Europe , United Kingdom, china
Education
Self Taught
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