Wildlife paintings
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.
Vincent van Gogh
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Wildlife paintings
Mar 19
Charcoal sketch
Feb 12
This is a charcoal sketch I made sometime last year of my husband’s jacket/suit covers hanging on the wall beside the wardrobe. Beside it as I oft times do, I made a little note of what was going through my mind at that point in time. The note says:
To you O Lord I commit all
You alone know all things…..
You alone know why…………
You alone know when……….
Quiet my heart, Father!
Calm my spirit….and fill me with your peace.
That I may obey your call
That your will may be done in my life, now and always.
Nkolika
Sunset landscape
13.4 cm x 21.4cm
SOLD
It is amazing how time flies. Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was baking my Christmas cake and roasting a massive turkey? It is as though I closed my eyes and on opening it I’m in February. Dunno if I’m supposed to be happy or sad……………I have mixed feelings about this remarkable speed of time. I am happy that time is moving on quickly so that I can reach my goals faster. Yet again, I am sad because each minute that passes by means I have added another minute to my age and if I had been sleeping……..that would be a minute gone without achieving anything tangible. O well I guess there’s no way one can eat his cake and have it at the same time. In all things, to God be the glory.
I have been busy these last couple of days finishing up some paintings I started last year and dumped along the line. I wonder if there are other artists that are in the habit of starting a painting then dump it halfway only to pick it back up again after some months? I guess there may be many of us. Anyway I am glad I finally got round to getting back to each and every one of them.
I also did some new ones too. Kind of got a burst of inspiration (and energy!!!) and I put it to good use. Trying to spend less time on the computer and more time with my sketch pad and brushes. Yet again, one can’t avoid sitting in front of the computer all the time. To reach out to the world and have the world reach out to you……..you got to spend some time on the computer. Still don’t have a camera so it’ll take some time before I can get to show you what I’ve really been up to.
I was pleased to discover my blog has been featured for the month of February on the Blogging Women directory. Being less than 3 months into blogging with little or no incoming links I must say I think I am doing well. Hopefully over time I would build up my links and have a better exposure. I guess it all boils down to what the experts say: having a blog is one thing, getting people to visit is another ball game all together. Now I know having a blog is the easy part. With time I am sure I’ll be able to sink my teeth into it all one step at a time.
Art or Medicine?
Jan 30
Motmot bird
2.5″ X 3.5″
Acrylic on gessoed matt board
copyright Nkolika Anyabolu (MD)
I was going through Deborah Paris‘ blog yesterday and I found out I had something in common with her (something aside from the fact that we both love painting). I found out much to my amusement that she is a trained lawyer who left law practice after 20 years to pursue her passion for painting. After reading her interview which was published in her Alumni magazine, all I could do was smile to myself because I understood perfectly where she was coming from and where she was heading to. As a Medical doctor and painter; one question I am kind of used to now is “will you leave medicine to become a full time artist?”. Up until now my answer had always been: I intend to combine the two for as long as I can. Do you think it is feasible?
I wish I could see into the future to answer the question myself. But I guess the best approach is the one I have opted to take and that is to take things a step at a time and to take each day as I see it. Maybe someday I would tell the kind of story that Deborah Paris is telling now and just like her paintings stand out so beautifully, mine would do the same.
There are quite a lot of differences in our stories. She studied art……………..I did not. Even though some people feel that having a formal art education makes little or no difference. Others feel that it is essential because according to them Galleries are more interested in a certificate as it assures them that an artist can talk about his/her work. Either way, I believe it makes little or no difference. Of course having a formal education brings with it a lot of advantages like exhibition opportunities, closer relationship with fellow artists and much greater exposure. But though the journey of a self taught artist is much more harrowing I feel it is much more uplifting and fulfilling. Nevertheless, who are we to sit here today and claim we know what tomorrow has in store for each and everyone of us.
One thing I try not to do is to say “never” because I cannot see beyond the tip of my nose let alone know where my love for art and painting would take me. I admire people like Deborah, who wake up one day and start walking down a whole new road in their lives. Not everyone can do that. It takes a tremendous amount of courage, self confidence and God’s grace to ever succeed in such a feat. I pray that one day I would have the backbone to do the same.
The beauty of being a Woman
Jan 22
Feeding time, mummy!
2.5″ x 3.5″
Copyright Nkolika Anyabolu (MD)
I was pleased to discover this morning my blog had been listed in the Blogging Women directory. I had discovered the blog owned by Fay a while ago when I was clicking through some blogs and I couldn’t resist signing up for it. It looked and felt really organized and feminine. I take a lot of pride in my gender and have every reason to.
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I never see myself as a feminist in anyway but as a woman who appreciates the beauty and enormous challenges of being a woman. Everyday that passes by I remind myself that I have been blessed with enormous qualities just by the mere fact that I am a woman. Can you dispute it?
As beautiful as it is………it is also very challenging. But the challenges are what make it all the more beautiful. As a woman I know the sky is not my limit but is actually my starting point. As a woman there are endless possibilities to what I can do and achieve.
I pray you’ll appreciate the women in your life and if you’re a woman, believe in yourself. I hope you’ll enjoy these beautiful quotes:
Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece. ~Author Unknown
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton
Women really do rule the world. They just haven’t figured it out yet. When they do, and they will, we’re all in big big trouble. ~“Doctor Leon,” drleons.com
Be to her virtues very kind,
Be to her faults a little blind.
~Matthew PriorA woman should soften but not weaken a man. ~Sigmund Freud
A man gives many question marks, however, a woman is a whole mystery. ~Diana Stürm
Women speak two languages – one of which is verbal. ~William Shakespeare
A woman’s whole life is a history of the affections. ~Washington Irving
A woman should be an illusion. ~Ian Fleming
Do you not know I am a woman? when I think, I must speak. ~William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more. ~James Thurber
Women always worry about the things that men forget; men always worry about the things women remember. ~Author Unknown
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
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