We’ve had a lot of fires this year and seems to be a regular occurrence. When we lived in the northern regions of Canada we soon learned that there were often benefits to those wild fires. The blueberries would be extra plentiful for the next few years. This is an 8″ x 10″ acrylic on canvas painted this year (2016) called Natures Fury.
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I like it… I can feel the fury, and having been raised in Northern Alberta, I have experienced it also. Powerful rendition of an event we Peace River country folk always expected and built our homesteads accordingly. Even as kids we knew to jump on the tractor, hitch up the plow and ride out to plow the fire break. We had no access to water and yet I never saw a house, barn or farm lost to wild fires. We almost lost the school once when some adventurous older kids set a grass field on fire behind the school and the fire took off like a wild beast. But the nearest farmers saw the smoke and quickly arrived with the tractors, we were given shovels and pitch forks and the fire was contained… so our hope of extended holidays were dashed – 🙂 There’s common sense to preventing loss by wild fire even if wild fires cannot be prevented. And… yes to the berries. That ash and added sunlight did wonders for young plants. Wild fires are a natural and necessary occurrence. It’s man that’s in the way. Saying this while our volunteer group is planning some reconstruction in Fort McMurray… Oh well.
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Fort McMurray was running through my mind at the time, Sha’Tara. Thank you for commenting.
Leslie
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Like the energy in the painting.
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Thanks you so much.
Leslie
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Very mystical and more than a little other-worldly 🙂
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It is full of energy, but then again, a fire is full of energy. Thanks Marilyn.
Leslie
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very nice and impressive, talented Leslie… ❤ once again, Lady Nature is THE perfect source of inspiration… bonne continuation & amicales pensées… ❤
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Merci, Melanie.
Leslie
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Fabulous depiction.
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Thank you Bernadette.
Leslie
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Gorgeous
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Thank you Lynn.
Leslie
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You captured a wild fire perfectly!
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Thank you, muchkinontheroad.
Leslie
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I love this painting Leslie, your interpretation of what goes on in nature is very powerful that even for a person like me who does not live in your country can comprehend.
Like most of your paintings the choice and use of colours is amazing. Thank you for sharing your talent with us all.
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You are very kind, Mabel. Thank you so much.
Leslie
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Bonsoir SWO8
Ton amitié c’est un rayon de lumière
Une tendresse journalière
Un doux morceau de bonheur
Telle la douceur d”une fleur
Je viens déposer une petite recette sur ton blog que j’apprécie
Alors, je me dis
As-tu déjà ouvert ton internet .Es tu là ! Oui ou non
Ce n’est pas bien grave tu trouveras bien mon petit mot
Je venais juste te faire un petit coucou
Passe une bonne soirée en ce vendredi
gros bisous
Bernard
C’EST MOI LOL après un petit passage à vide
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Bonjour Bernard. Mon internet.Es – que voulez-vous dire?
Leslie
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Wow, powerful, moving and colorful. The painting is almost alive 🙂
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Thank you Anna.
Leslie
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The Australian aborigines used fire very intelligently to prepare the ground so that wild crops would spring up. These days fires are more likely to be horribly destructive. nature having its own back!
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It’s probably because we’ve done something to upset the cycle.
Leslie
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Thank you so much, Ian.
Leslie
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Is that a fire fighter or a berry picker in the lower left corner. Very surreal painting.
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That would be a berry picker looking on with anticipation of next years produce.
Leslie
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Reblogged this on That Mr. G Guy's Blog and commented:
This a nice piece of work.
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Thank you so much thatmrgguy.
Leslie
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Bonjour SWO magnifique peinture
Nous voici bientôt au mois de décembre et à l’approche de Noël
Mois d’amour et de gaité
Entre nous , soyons dans la paix et l’amitié
Ce mois de décembre doit-être plus beau que celui de 2015
Pour moi
Mes amies amis vous êtes des anges
Des anges de l’amitié
Un peu pardon et de partage afin tout le monde soit heureux
Mes amies amis au cours de cette année qui vas s’écouler
Vous m’avez donné du temps en venant faire un passage sur mon blog par vos écris
Merci à tous bon Week-End
Bisous , BERNARD
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Merci Bernard. Oui, Noël sera bientôt là et plein d’heures d’affluence. Nous prions pour la paix.
Leslie
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