"Water is the driving force of all nature" - Leonardo Da Vinci
One of the biggest inspirations to all artists, must be water!
I went swimming today, the weightlessness, sounds, coolness and clarity enveloping me was something that lifted my mood and made me appreciate this amazing element.
Looking back at many of my photographs, drawings and paintings I realize just how much of an inspiration water is to me creatively as well, it is indeed the driving force of all nature...
Yes Glenda your observation about the healing calm and infinite beauty of water in our world is spot on - and the creative possibilities it inspires. Thank you for the post🐋
Once upon a time, when I used to write a little bit, water cropped up as a subject a lot. Skimming through a few of the poems and short stories salvaged from the past here are just a couple of many water references I discovered.....
"…I’ll ferry you to my favorite place, the sea
where we’ll rest on white beaches
listen to the wind’s salty hum
watch the rise and fall of the waves
and wonder where the sky first meets the ocean….
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…A clear, blue river sparkled…