Just seeing those majestic flowers is awe-inspiring, and every year no matter what pain or suffering or disappointment we may have endured, those magical lillies awaken and stir the poet within. This little 6"x6" oil on canvas is my humble homage to the lilly pond that blossoms only once a year. :) I have therefore titled it that, "Only Once A Year" . The meditation for this work is somewhat more lengthy than usual, but most apt....
"And I, who neared the the goal of all my nature, felt my soul at the climax of it's yearning, suddenly as it ought, grow calm with rapture". ( -Dante, The Divine Comedy)
I think too often, in the busyness of everyday living, we lose touch completely with the natural world. Man's spiritual growth and even his survival is intimately interwoven with Nature and to forget that invites peril & catastrophe to our species. The time has come in our world for us to stop the madness, take a breath, return to Nature and all Her healing; the world is too much with us all. I like to think my little lilly painting may be a small step in the right direction. You may go to www.FineArtBySusiFranco.com to purchase this work. All work here copyrighted 2001-2008 Susi Franco.
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