By Samantha Wortelhock
Original Painting and Limited Edition Giclee Print Size: 900 x 630mm

Balance

A dream revealed a blueprint
Of a collection of paintings from Source:
Nature’s Voice a palpable presence
Spells out a collision course.

The painting “Balance” was the first of many
Within it the promise of the others
It speaks of Natures gift to us:
A reigning free will to soil our nest, our sisters and our brothers.

And within that infinite freedom
Our choice to question Mother Earth
And doubt her steady presence
From our immaculate birth

So with our minds we alter a perfect state:
Change the course of rivers and pollute the land
And she lets us until that day
When she lets go her steady hand

And we hold up the elements as we
Fall….

And sense that free fall feeling and suddenly connect again
With the visionary artist within
The one who knows that we are Nature
And that every one is kin

And in to her loving arms we collectively
fall....
We forgive as we re-member
A healing touch, a magic time
A trusting love surrender.

The Story Behind The Painting
Balance was Samantha’s first painting. She had met Damien in Sydney and returned to London where she woke on her birthday with an appetite to paint. After purchasing some acrylics in Covent Garden she set paper, brushes and paint on a table ready to paint the following day. That night she asked for a painting to appear in her dreams. Balance was a clear vision that night and in Sam’s opinion, Balance is a blueprint for the meaning behind the entire collection of works she and Damien have painted. The first poem embraced her life long relationship with the Aboriginal world view as she depicts their art in the painting to represent the importance of art as a means to communicate a vision. Read the poem, it’s a must.