GRATITUDE. painting 2004.

in art •  7 years ago  (edited)

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Acrílico sobre lienzo de pasta. 60x100cm Ibiza 2004

THE PLANT´S GRATITUDE
Once upon a time there was a very ancient tree, older than any of the ones you might have ever seen. It was so old it didn´t have any air left between its branches. Slowly it was being consumed by the new life that grew on it, plants nurtured by the knowledge flowing through it´s sap.
One day, one of the plants decided to gather all her efforts to grow upward and reach the purest water from the clouds and channel it down to the old tree, ensuring a long life to the wise and generous tree.

LA GRATITUD DE LA PLANTA
Erase un árbol muy antiguo, mucho más que los que hayamos visto nunca. Era tan viejo que apenas tenía aire entre sus ramas, se consumía lentamente dando paso a un mundo que vivía a su costa; unas plantas unas plantas que se alimentaban de la sabiduría que corría por la savia de su masa sólida.
Un día sucedió que una de esas plantas se esforzó en crecer hacia lo alto para aportarle al árbol algo que por sí solo no podría alcanzar: el agua más pura directamente de las nubes, asegurando así, larga vida al viejo sabio que tanto le había aportado.

Best Wishes from Ibiza,
for more info about my art: www.romanie.net

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

("Gratitude" is in the air....)

This painting, together with your words, probably my favorite so far....

It also reminded me of a beautiful children's book, called "The Giving Tree", but I like your story more.

Thank you Sabina! ;-)

nice photo graph..its amayzi g aart...good art..

Thank you!

you arew most welcopme...

Resteemed!

Thank you Mirjana!

Expresivamente poético amiga. Excelente!!

gracias!

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Thank you for the info! I´ll check it out!

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Very impressive painting !
Wording are also good .
Specially the last lines are impressive

Thank you Leo!

It sounds like a creation story of our new earth. Trees are plants on extended bits of earth (mineralised trunks) anyway. There is a prophesy in there somewhere about the great drought with the devestation of woods that are not allowed to renew themselves or maybe, as bad, the modern way of planting artificial woods with trees too close together. Three cheers for nature's natural intelligence which you so artfully invoke.

yes! indeed nature is so wise!

What a lovely, touching story!
Your words together with the beautiful flow in this painting is a perfect combination.

Thank you Sigrid!