Marsh Art
by Eco Art Girl
Wednesday
This pastel was also done as a repeat study to a small oil painting of the same. I think the pastel was more successful.
Title: “Sunset Over Mangrove Roots ” : Classical Mini-Series pastel daily painting ritual
I did this scene because it reminds me of our trip to Florida and the Keys. The oil painting I did of the same subject matter I called “Walkin’ Trees in the Keys” but since I need to differentiate the two works I will call the pastel “Sunset Over Mangrove Roots.”
Red Mangrove Mania: Just in case you are following what I paint called “Eco Art of the Carolinas” (and, sometimes Florida here), I am interested in those “special places or ecosystems that represent change,” between land and sea, be it marsh environments, called “wetlands,” estuarine passages, (where salt meets fresh water), and for today mangrove forests–all beneficial, ecosystems abundant with life forms that sustain a diversity of life way out of proportion with their size.
Mangrove forests form a barrier between land and sea and it is this I have painted for today. They have a stabilizing value and prevent erosion, filter water and maintain water quality and clarity. I will post more on my website, www.rlistudios.com about wild mangrove forests and how they protect the land from the sea and the sea from the land.
All I have to do to get the creative juices going is to listen again to a few favorite songs like this one:
“Let Your Love Flow” by the Bellamy Brothers and the lyrics “I know it binds me to all living things (as the song says below) and when I hear it- that’s the reason”- the reason I paint. Great song and words to live by…
…”Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show
And you’ll know what I mean, it’s the season
Let your love fly like a bird on the wing
And let your love bind you to all living things
And let your love shine
And you’ll know what I mean, that’s the reason…”
Environmental health and humanitarian health are one and the same and we should not lose sight of the planet and the natural resources we are leaving for our children.
Part of an Ongoing Mini-Series:
“A Painting a Day” ritual at http://roselynnrlistudios.wordpress.com/
image Size: 9″ x 12” ; overall size with foam core presentation mat 12″ x 16″
Medium: soft sennelier pastel on colorfix paper
Other marshscapes and landscapes are on my website at www.rlistudios.com
and misc work I offer on www.charlotteartists.com
“Eco Art of the Carolinas:” Marshscapes and coastal estuaries pull at my heart so these images fuel my process. More images and information can be found on my website: www.rlistudios.com.
Studio location: 1517 Camden Road in Historic South End design district of Charlotte, NC- by appointment
Thanks for viewing!
Environmental wealth can be seen in my focus “ECO ART OF THE CAROLINAS.” Pastel marshscapes and my oil paintings I hope highlight the natural beauty of marsh views, ocean vistas and coastal estuaries that I am able to capture with a photograph, or recall from memory. I hope to raise the local consciousness about the importance of one of the planet’s most critical natural resources: our coastal marshes and the adjoining coastal waters. This series on the wetlands, what I call “ECO ART,” promotes awareness of the dynamics that thrive in these fragile ecosystems. Wetlands provide essential needs to humanity and it is this message I convey on my website and post on my blog: www.roselynnrlistudios.wordpress.com This energy provided by nature propels my art along. These vibrant ecosystems, the area between land and water support life itself- environmental health and humanitarian health are one and the same. I am grateful there is an abundance of land and special places which provides great fuel for a working artist. I never grow tired of images such as these to paint.
Feel free to view more eco art at www.rlistudios.com or comment on this blog.
