In a strenuous but joyful gesture of renewal over the Easter break, we got there in the end and planted the 239 trees provided by the ‘Trees for Travel’ scheme. It is now raining steadily, as requested, to give them the best possible start in their new life! A return trip to San Francisco from… Continue reading Looking after our mother
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Brilliance!
“I think it is a beautiful thing to recognize that the human soul has the potential to feel and be utterly complete. You see, the Brilliancy is our nature, the brilliance of who and what we are. That completeness, that contentment, that sort of complete deliciousness, happens by completely abiding in our nature, our Being,… Continue reading Brilliance!
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The good Doctor Wildcat
I’ve just been down to “Hou Ngahere” again; we spent a couple of days with the geckos! I rescued one from the kitchen sink and she left behind a skin, I took it as a notification that she’d updated her profile picture…. ….and it was a reflection of the transformation going on underneath. Thanks to… Continue reading The good Doctor Wildcat
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To love again.
“Into the Light” – Punakaiki West Coast, oil on canvas, 37 x 75cm I spent three days waiting in the pouring rain for some sun, early the next day I was returning to Wellington. Right at the end of the last day there was light – just for an hour, but it was magic…..it was… Continue reading To love again.
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Hey You!
this blogging thing has been a revelation to me… For one who has always hidden behind my paintings its been something of a ‘coming out’. Its thrown up some challenges, exposures and opened up a whole new world. But surprisingly I have to say, I’m liking it, and I’m humbled… Its incredible to see how… Continue reading Hey You!
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If you wish…
“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
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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!
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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
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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
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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…
Life and Light 