The Road to Ngweshla
Oil on Canvas,
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5,263
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The Road to Ngweshla
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Details
Oil on Canvas
20x0794m
W: 2200mm x H: 1800mm x D: 25mm
W: 87" x H: 71" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 4kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 5,263
Scale
About "The Road to Ngweshla"
I sat quietly watching as the October Sun Lowered in the sky the colors started to change as the light penetrated the dust ,promising yet another beautiful timeless African evening
Standing here like some Guardian this great Leadwood has probably been here for centuries ,like some witness to a scene that plays out daily on the road to Ngweshla
Life is simple out here , its about today , its about now its a contrast brutal and yet peaceful there is a tranquility here beyond measure a feeling that this is how it should be .
The dust rises as these old Buffalo Bulls swagger slowly down the path towards the pan , once a path - now a road ,cut by the feet of countless buffalo and elephant in the Kalahari sands
The air is filled with that intoxicating blend of the wild - a sensation of heat mixed with the scents of Africa that sit deep within your senses for ever
Sitting here in the African silence , there is a feeling of almost slipping into another world , a world where there is a purer purpose to life a world where there is no thought given to greed ,a world where silence is a companion and not an enemy a world where we belong -I shake my head at the wonder of it all , at how the wild resonates so deeply within me creating a deep thirst for more knowledge of this place and its inhabitants a need to deeply understand and portray the deep symbiosis between man and the wild .Soon...soon it will be too late take time to walk in the places the animals walk -come and take in the intoxicating blends of Africa ,..come on a journey that will humble you and yet make you powerful beyond measure
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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$ 69-8,612
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Salzburg
Harare
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Self Taught
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