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Posts by Dave Wise

Painting of an aerial view of orange, grey, and pink elephants bathing in shallow water.

Painting of an aerial view of orange, grey, and pink elephants bathing in shallow water.

‘Eagle’s view of Elephants bathing; morning light.’

“…Zen philosophy lays more stress upon the process through which perfection is sought than upon perfection itself. True beauty can be discovered only by one who mentally completes the incomplete.”
#art #okakurakakuzo #painting #wildlife #nature

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A painting of a woman with yellow hair and blouse on a yellow sofa before a yellow piano.

A painting of a woman with yellow hair and blouse on a yellow sofa before a yellow piano.

‘Yellow Linda with piano’, by Paul McCartney, 1988. The stool shown - and the items on it - used to belong to Rene Magritte; Linda bought it for Paul in a sale of the contents of Magritte’s studio.
#oilpainting #paulmccartney #davesfaves #art #magritte #painting

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A photo of a white Egret eating a fish.

A photo of a white Egret eating a fish.

The Egrets are back in my local park!
#birds #birdwatching #nature #canada
#photography #naturephotography
#birdphotography #egret

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Acrylic painting of an aerial view of an elephant and flamingoes at a waterhole with deep shadows. Painted in shades of orange, green, pink, and blue.

Acrylic painting of an aerial view of an elephant and flamingoes at a waterhole with deep shadows. Painted in shades of orange, green, pink, and blue.

‘Late afternoon at a Yala Waterhole’, a new 9x12” painting, based on memories of my time in Sri Lanka, influenced by the aerial perspective so common in modern Australian First Nations art, which I love.
#wildlifeart #natureart #painting #acrylic #landscape #srilanka #elephant #art #nature #birds

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Thank you Jenni 😊

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Thanks Jenni 🙏😊

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It was a nice surprise for sure 😊 I may paint it, in time, I’ve got several other ideas I’m working on at the moment though.

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Semi abstract painting in shades of orange showing 3 faces.

Semi abstract painting in shades of orange showing 3 faces.

‘Unspoken Words’ by Paul McCartney, oil on canvas, 1994.

#art #paulmccartney #davesfaves #oilpainting #painting

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A square painting with blue sky, yellow sand at bottom, and a pond with red sailboat and black and white shark fin.

A square painting with blue sky, yellow sand at bottom, and a pond with red sailboat and black and white shark fin.

‘Shark on Georgica’ by Paul McCartney. Oil on canvas.

After the Beatles Paul spent a lot of time on Long Island, sailing his small red boat on a pond (it’s in this painting) and talking art with Willem de Kooning.

#art #paulmccartney #painting #oilpainting #landscapepainting

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A photo of the foyer of the Paul McCartney exhibit on at the AGO now. Showing headshots of the 4 Beatles.

A photo of the foyer of the Paul McCartney exhibit on at the AGO now. Showing headshots of the 4 Beatles.

Title page of a book of Paul McCartney’s paintings showing a painting on the left and words on the right.

Title page of a book of Paul McCartney’s paintings showing a painting on the left and words on the right.

There’s an exhibit of Paul McCartney’s early photos on in town, it inspired me to get a book of his paintings. His painting is as experimental as much late Beatles music was, I like it a lot. I’ll post some later.
#art #painting #beatles #paulmccartney #abstract

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Yes, of course, then ensure he isn’t replaced by one of the others. Get in the streets and make it known you see them.

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An acrylic painting of an aerial view of an orange deer walking through waves of blue grass.

An acrylic painting of an aerial view of an orange deer walking through waves of blue grass.

Morning light in my studio, on a ‘Birds Eye view of a deer walking through long grass’.
#art #painting #humanmade #nature

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Maybe Trump got what he wanted. He clearly doesn’t care about the US, or Iran, none of them do. To ‘win’ means a different thing to them. Profit was made during this ‘war’, opportunities created. Rich got richer, the poor died. As usual.

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A colourful painting of 4 children sat facing a figure in blue floating between 2 red and orange sugar apple trees.

A colourful painting of 4 children sat facing a figure in blue floating between 2 red and orange sugar apple trees.

Several years after her death, Mum’s sister reappeared before her and her siblings, smiling in the blue dress she was buried in, floating before the Atis tree (sugar apple). Recently I was told this story, and decided to paint it.

Acrylic on 12x9 canvas.
#art #painting #spirit

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A painting on an easel showing an aerial view of a brown moose surrounded by green, orange and brown grass blowing on blue water.

A painting on an easel showing an aerial view of a brown moose surrounded by green, orange and brown grass blowing on blue water.

This morning I painted a Birds Eye view of a moose walking in a wind blown marsh. It began as a calm marsh but there’s a gale blowing outside and it made it in through my rattling windows and into the painting.
#painting #art #natureart #moose #nature

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Colour photo of a Buddha head in the crook of a tree.

Colour photo of a Buddha head in the crook of a tree.

Pinhole photo of a Buddha head in a tree in Thailand.

Pinhole photo of a Buddha head in a tree in Thailand.

Walking the ravine yesterday I saw a Buddha head in a tree. It reminded me of one I took a pinhole photo of in Thailand. My pinhole camera was a wooden box loaded with a single sheet of #illford paper, the exposure took about a minute.
#pinhole #photography #spirituality #art

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A photo of a Coopers Hawk perched on a grey branch.

A photo of a Coopers Hawk perched on a grey branch.

Coopers Hawk on the peninsula yesterday. It’s up on one foot which usually means with hawks (in my experience) that it’s already fed, and relaxed.
#bird #nature #canada #wildlifephotography #photography

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A colourful acrylic sketch, mainly yellow, of a village set above a bay at low tide, ocean and volcano in distance.

A colourful acrylic sketch, mainly yellow, of a village set above a bay at low tide, ocean and volcano in distance.

Golden hour, 10.30pm, West Fjords, Iceland. Another quick acrylic sketch in the style of Louisa Matthiasdottir, from memories of my visit last year.
#art #travelart #painting #iceland #landscapepainting

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That was the book that introduced me to him. He’s a great writer isn’t he. And, thank you 😊

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A multi coloured landscape painting above a book with the same painting on its cover.

A multi coloured landscape painting above a book with the same painting on its cover.

Prepping for my next Iceland trip by reading everything I can get by Halldor Laxness, and copying work by Louisa Matthiasdottir. Her paintings capture the raw beauty and natural power I felt there, I’d like to learn her style.
#painting #art #travelart #landscapepainting #books #iceland

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5/ He’d taken no food or drink, yet it seemed like he got what he needed, for now. I painted him as soon as I got home. Stained glass refracted on the church floor, him bent over the piano. Etchings from Blombos Cave below him. A yearning for Creativity explored.

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4/ Or was creativity as important to him as eating, sleeping, and having a home? As the kitchen closed and folks ebbed away he calmly closed the piano, picked up his bags and shuffled out into the cold.

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3/ He didn’t seem to be looking for it though. He never raised his head once, just kept on playing. He was incredibly skilled. I wondered about his past. How had such a master pianist ended up on the street? I thought of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Was he at the pinnacle?

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2/ He began playing an obscure, complex, charming sonata, head down and angled slightly towards one of the stained glass windows. For the next 2 hours he didn’t stop. Looking around it didn’t seem like any of the 100 or so other people there heard his genius, there was no applause between pieces.

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A geometric painting of a man playing piano under a stained glass window.

A geometric painting of a man playing piano under a stained glass window.

1/ He walked into our church soup kitchen from a -20C winters day & headed for the piano, bent low under his rucksack & dragging a yellow shopping bag beneath him. I thought he’d want food or coffee - he looked tired & cold - but no.
#arte #art #dailyart #volunteer #toronto #creative #spiritual

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A poster for the film Russian Ark showing the Hermitage ‘ being engulfed by a tidal wave.

A poster for the film Russian Ark showing the Hermitage ‘ being engulfed by a tidal wave.

‘Are you interested in beauty, or just its representation?’

‘Russian Ark’; Essential viewing for curious artists, art lovers, and those wishing to learn beyond the everyday Western propaganda.

#beauty #art #film #russianfilm #arte #davesfaves

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A painting of a boat with white sails backed by a red cloud sails on stormy seas whilst a vampire spirit hovers to the upper left.

A painting of a boat with white sails backed by a red cloud sails on stormy seas whilst a vampire spirit hovers to the upper left.

‘Mum escaping Palawan in 1942,’ acrylic on tin foil and waste plastic. Mum said the family took a Junk boat to escape the Japanese invasion, and had to brave the rough sea past an island where the vampire spirits lived.
#art #arte #outsiderart #canadianart #dailyart #artsy #rawart

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A colourful abstract, a rectangular centrepiece studded with circles and horizontal lines emerging outwards.

A colourful abstract, a rectangular centrepiece studded with circles and horizontal lines emerging outwards.

‘Apanyin’ by Patju Presley of the Pitjantjatjara people, Australia. Presley began painting on canvas when he was 59, his work is informed by the Western Desert, and stories of Country and Dreaming.
#art #aboriginal #indigenousart #abstractart #davesfaves #australia

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A colourful abstract depicting shoreline hunting and gathering.

A colourful abstract depicting shoreline hunting and gathering.

‘My Country’ by K B P Paul of the Kaiadilt peoples, Australia. The painting, influenced by Kaiadilt Ceremonial body designs, & living a traditional life away from Western culture, talks of coastal hunting and gathering on Bentinck Island.
#art #davesfaves #indigenous #firstnations #australianart

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An abstract in browns, yellow ochre, white and black, representing the universe.

An abstract in browns, yellow ochre, white and black, representing the universe.

‘Garak (The Universe)’ by Gulumbu Yunupinu of the Yolnu people, Australia. Painted using earth pigment on bark. Each cross represents a star, and all that’s visible in the known universe. The dots are everything that isn’t seen. All is connected.
#indigenousart #art #stars #davesfaves

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