by Andrea Fedder | Dec 2, 2019
The word unwavering washed over me today. “To be steady and resolute”. Nothing stops the waves from spilling into shore and crashing on the beaches. Every second of every day, the ocean makes her waves and brings them to shore. But they’re not always big, massive gnarly waves. Some days they’re gentle crests, some days soft ripples and other days when it looks like a barely visible stir, her soft swell is still there.
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Her waves take a great many forms. But in being the ocean – she is unwavering.
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The ocean-inspired lesson is that to be unwavering in your commitment doesn’t mean having to roll out the big waves every damn day.
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So here’s day 336’s painting on day 336.
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It’s not actually complete (let’s see who can spot what’s missing) but in keeping with the previous post – it is ‘calmplete’.
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I had an ocean gifted aha moment sitting @wavescapesa earlier this evening listening to all the fantastic and inspiring speakers.
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They were all so committed to their work. And the word unwavering washed into my mind. What does that mean? “To be steady and resolute”. Now get this – nothing stops the waves from spilling into shore and crashing on the beaches. Every second of every day, the ocean makes her waves and brings them to shore. But they’re not always big, massive gnarly waves. Some days they’re gentle crests, some days soft ripples and other days when it looks like a barely visible stir, her soft swell is still there.
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Her waves take a great many forms. But in being the ocean – she is unwavering.
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I don’t know where I got the notion in my head that every day requires my 150 % (or maybe I do….) but I’m loving this ocean-inspired lesson and insight that I can be unwavering in my commitment while not having to roll out the big waves every damn day. ✌🏼
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Now who can tell me what detail I still need to paint in on this one?
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This ocean aerial inspired by a Hoodh Amhed shot on Unsplash.
(artist retains all rights to print reproductions of this painting)
Inspiration : artist’s own and common licence photography
by Andrea Fedder | Oct 18, 2019
Price of Original Painting: R2450
(artist retains all rights to print reproductions of this painting)
Inspiration: artist’s own and common licence photography
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A painting for plant lovers, for animal lovers, for anyone who chooses mushroom over meat, for anyone who eats for the future. (which by the way is now known as being a #climatarian)
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Thanks @beercountrysa for the stimulation to rise to a challenge (within a challenge).
Side story: these okes finally caved to my constant, but loving badgering of insufficient veggie recipes under their RAD #beerfoodfire brand and shared their kick-ass mushroom burger (pg 85 of their @beercountrysa recipe book)
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So, okes, I didn’t paint the miniature mushroom burger you asked for because food isn’t my art M.O.
Drea = m I n i N a t u r e (say it with me😋)
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But I took your challenge to another level and painted the mini nature reason for eating mushroom burgers instead. This cute little fella’s name is MooShroom. He lives in a field of fungi. He wants me to tell you this:
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“Meat and dairy provide just 18% of calories and 37% of protein, but it uses the vast majority – 83% – of farmland and produces 60% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. Other research shows 86% of all land mammals are now livestock or humans.”
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What a clever heifer! Also, his manure patties (that’s the original beef patty I’ll have you) make for epic nutrients for ALL sorts of plants to grow – including – wouldn’t you know it.. mushrooms. The magical kind😬
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Ps: If you want more stats on the impacts of industrial animal agriculture read ‘Reducing foods’ environmental impacts through producers and consumers’, 2019, Science
by Andrea Fedder | Aug 4, 2019
This is what the world looks like in my mind when the world you’re dreaming of and your reality are somehow intertwined into a perfect new reality that you dare not disturb in case both worlds disappear.
Derivative work created with permission from photographer
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This is what the world looks like in my mind when the world you’re dreaming of and your reality are somehow intertwined into a perfect new reality that you dare not disturb in case both worlds disappear.
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But what if you have to risk the one to see if the other could ever be real? Would you cast a stone into this tranquil water? It’s a matter of great escape or great escapade to me.
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📸 this unbelievably beautiful inspiration comes from the feed of @formgestalter. Thank you for capturing this. It reinvigorated my painter’s heart.🖤
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