Eureka S. Art

Flowers

Gentle Greatness - The Power of the Petal

I had the privilege every Child should have - I spent most of my Childhood in gardens… It must have been there, that the seed was sown in my sub-conscious Mind that would later inspire me to Love Mother Earth‘s Green Beings the way I do! And if that wasn‘t enough, it was our Mother Shany‘s enthusiasm for gardening that would secure the link within me for a deep Love for Nature. I was in my 18th or 19th year, when I was introduced to the works of Georgia O'Keeffe by Fleur Ferri, a well known South African artist. Though I did not have a lot of time with her, I learned a lot from Fleur. Through her works, I fell in love with realism. She also taught me to paint by day, for the best quality of light which could affect one's colour pallette. Flowers are just such AMAZING BEINGS! Always Open to Light, soft & FRAGILE, and yet, within that fragility, lies all their BEAUTY & STRENGTH & POWER! Their strength comes from surrendering to Life, comes from opening to the world around them, and accepting what is there, constantly growing towards the Light. Hope & Trust...seem to be embedded in every petal! How could we possibly see them as objects and not Love Letters to Life, from Source itself!? They do not hide or cringe away from their Source-Blessed Potential! They Live and fulfill their purpose, so purely. Apparently, Albert Einstein once said: „Schaue ganz tief in die Natur, und dann verstehst du alles besser.“ - Once you have studied Nature more intensely, you will understand everything much better... Painting flowers, has left me with a great respect and love for nature and it has certainly left me thinking , that Someone has got to love us (humans) a LOT, to grant us all this amazing beauty! Some people may find my flowers somewhat erotic, but that I suppose is just a small glimpse into the intricate understanding of their meaning . . . it is perhaps time for us to learn a purer form of erotism from them? My love for nature and spiritualism is combined here, to stimulate a reaction to something we easily overlook . . . There is a beautiful saying: "Flowers are Angels, to remind one, what pure beauty is all about..." Zenta Maurina