The Mountains Remain Silent as the Wind Howls

In a great gasp, puts her head in her hands again and cries as if her throat were a cave, as if the howling winds came from her belly, she cries like a storm that will never end.
–Marilyn French
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Mother Nature at times doesn’t comply with my wishes for a peaceful time. On this day, no amount of declaration, soothsaying, bargaining worked. The mountains stood there silently waiting patiently for me to begin. The painting session was exhilarating with billowing plastic and flying canvas edges. Giggles ensued while playing with the elements at work. Dust, dirt, weed particles, and salt become part of this painting.
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Original Painting: The Mountains are Silent as the Wind Howls – Abstract Landscape - painted on location at the abandoned salt mine, Camp Verde, Arizona.

59.5 x 42 inches, mixed media on unstretched canvas.