Simple Sunday with Artist Tanith Larking
Welcome to Simple Sunday!
This week we are featuring the artwork of Tanith Larking. Tanith is an American fantasy artist who calls both the U.S. and New Zealand, Home. Her passion for fantasy began with J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and voracious readings of mythology. This grew with the advent of Gary Gygax’s Dungeons & Dragons, and the boom in fantasy films. She has a B.A. degree in Art & Multimedia and experience as a games designer. This passion for fantasy/sci fi, mysteries, literature, art creation, and experimentation drives her toward mastery of her craft. Current projects include book illustrations, cover paintings, and sculpture.
“This piece is part of my foray into mixed media. Mixed media acrylic collage on wood; sealed with beeswax layers. It’s quite difficult to capture by camera what the painting actually looks like. It’s super dimensional, and has amazing colour shifts when you tilt the painting under light.”
“Most importantly…My Creator inspires me. No artist on this earth can replicate the real rose, the thousand-sparkles in an opal, or the golden aurora over a desert sky.”
It is titled “By Moonlight”.
Looking forward to see what this artwork
inspires your muse with.
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Good Evening to all! I thought this was a very unique and fitting piece of art for this week. I thought the layering effect was most awesome! Looking forward to read what your muse comes up with! 🙂 :love: :love: :love:
TIDES OF MINE
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In me little boat
Sails raise high to the wind
On a starry night I see far
To where I have to go
Quarter moon at me back
The waves push on
And away I go
To a land that calls me
Just where it be
I do not know but
Where ever the tides ends
That where you will fine me
Written By: Bettie Davis ——————- © September o1 , 2o12
Did you ever sailed on an ocean,
That further placed upon your heart?
For deeply below this ocean,
Lies a silent whisper, where love starts.
An ocean of Love, the ocean of dreams
Where you can find solace and exceptional truth
Though pain resides even if you don’t dream
As the existence of love bears its fruit.
Upon this vast ocean, two souls were me and you
Over the waves and across the surface
I have found a love so true
The ocean of love was then the wondrous place
So come and sail away with me.
This art also made me think of the classic poem Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Fields. 🙂
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Art By: Tanith Larking
Moonlight Sail
Sailing by moonlight we do
We are seeing a wall vibes of evil understand
Our ship not going as planned
The waves forcing us away from land
Yet, with stars to guide and
Glancing up light shared relaxed we feel the moon command
For our ship is in his demand
Knowing we are in good hands
Guided By Moonlight
Surrounded by the endless sea
The cool breeze in the midnight air
A lonely place for sailors to be
So far from home, longing to be there
The cool breeze in the midnight air
With only the moonlight guiding them
So far from home, longing to be there
The stars comfort with sparkling gems
With only the moonlight guiding them
They feel the warmth of loved ones near
The stars comfort with sparkling gems
While memories hold moments dear
They feel the warmth of loved ones near
With the waves dancing and wind calling
While memories hold moments dear
Thoughts of home keep them from falling
With the waves dancing and wind calling
A lonely place for sailors to be
Thoughts of home keep them from falling
Surrounded by the endless sea
Michelle R. King
2012
Inspired by art piece by Tanith Larking
Love Asail
Moon and stars provide welcome light
as my love sails with me to our dreams.
The light reflects in our cabin interior
exposing our passion it seems.
Like subdued candlelight in some bedrooms ashore,
the made shadows stoke fires of love’s mysteries.
Encabined, our fires of love burn aroar
as we bravely scud to conjoined histories.
Is this the Love Boat of TV and song?
Our love has an older mythology.
Deep like the sea where we softly sail,
this oceanic love will eternally prevail.
Angelino
Sept 2. 2012
I love the art piece and very inspiring. Happy Labor day weekend or Happy weekend for those who don’t celebrate labor day in other countries.
Such a gorgeous work of art and wonderful blog. I’ll ponder a bit and be back to comment and hopefully bring a piece when I come. Happy Weekend to All. Love and Hugs from Southern California. :love: :love: :love:
The moon sleeping.
Faces in clouds wondering what to do.
Ship floating in the waves just drifting around.
Hearts beating to a sorrow lost clown.
The yellow air thought of thinking.
Each face showing a different blinking.
A few stars floating ,wishes being made.
A heart in the sky a symbol of love that never fades.
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FOREVER TRANSFORMED
Within the glow
of the moon’s silvery light
infusing our sails,
lifting us higher and beyond
where we ever dreamed
we might go,
moonbeams capture our hearts
and transport our souls
toward midnight and beyond.
And together we sail
within sweet dreams’ flight,
beyond the waves,
beyond the clouds,
beyond whatever
has weighed us down.
We soar above it all
as we dream through the night,
sailing toward morning
and the first light of dawn;
a voyage to remember
when reality begins to intrude,
this flight of fancy
within a silvery moon
on one enchanted night
that transported us beyond,
our hearts entwined
and forever transformed.
(c) barbara kausteklis 9-2-12