“if you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand” ~ Jack Kornfield My latest painting in the Woodpecker Bay series “Sunrise Tides” – oil on canvas, 20x40cm. You can see more of my paintings at http://www.ianhamlin.co.nz
Category: Nature
The World is Magic!
“The world is magic. If we allow ourselves to see the world without our ton of cabbage, what we see is full of wonder and mystery all the time. It’s beautiful, colourful, magical, transforming each moment.” ~ A.H. Almaas There’s magic everywhere… It’s just about looking, And seeing. Beyond the cabbages! See more of my paintings… Continue reading The World is Magic!
Standing…watching
Guardians of the ancient forest, standing, watching, chatting amongst themselves at the end of the day… Supporting each other. Just being. see more of my paintings in the Paintings Gallery
Shifting Summer Sands
Returning from a few days at Whangapoua beach in the Coromandel. A very special place I’ve been going to for many years now, lots of memories – like this painting above “Summer Sands” from 1993, going round the rocks to the harbour… seeing the changes over the years; in the shifting sands, in the village,… Continue reading Shifting Summer Sands
Walking the Dog…
As they say here…. “You can’t beat Wellington on a good Day!” Walking with Kuri (the dog) and watching the sun rise over the South Coast. It’s a meditation on joy… It used to be so hard, to be woken up every morning by her nose in my face and her persistent pleading squeaks…… turns… Continue reading Walking the Dog…
Rising Tide….
“Rising Tide”, oil on canvas, 200 x 400mm NZ$1,250. The surging tide down at Houghton Bay, you really feel the pure power and force of nature. I got so entranced by it I almost got washed away! “Morning Light”, oil on canvas, 200 x 400mm NZ$980. The delicacy of the winter morning sun. Two of… Continue reading Rising Tide….
