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"The Passage of Time"
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Time (detail crop) by NaomiVanDoren 


A submission for Legendeer's contest this past month.
We were asked to communicate the passage of time in a static, two-dimensional image and then go out and research and find the inspiration for our subject.
Along with my entry I've included the backstory to finding my inspiration:

This past month I spent the afternoon at a place called Kura Tawhiti on the South Island of New Zealand. Kura Tawhiti means "the treasure from a distant land". It was a central location for Mauri food gathering, trade and hunting. Resting on a rock eating our lunch I was struck by the realization that, perhaps, dozens of family groups could have sat in this very place sharing food. Inspired I spent the rest of the day sketching and documenting the different rock formations. Wandering through and around each new boulder I wondered if I would encounter some sign of the past etched in the stone. For me, the stones reflect the passage of time. They bear the marks of weather and of man.

Once back home in Japan I followed up with a few smaller outings for more reference. Kura Tawhiti, the stones and ever shifting weather patterns here, my own personal experiences of loss and reunion all joined to form the inspiration for this painting. I felt that the story of loss, of death, and reunion was a fitting and personal way to portray time.

Inspiration aside this piece was also a test in patience. I felt I've grown as an artist creating it, breaking down my composition in the middle of my process and pushing it further than previous paintings. If anything I've come out of it an improved artist ready to tackle more paintings.

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