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| MY SECRET REFUGE 10"x 8" Acrylic on Canvas Board 2011 by Roopa Dudley |
I love warm and dry weather. The idea of quite time and solitude seems like a dream come true. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and my friends and having them around me too. It is just that I do like to be left alone to contemplate and create from time to time. I have had a busy life as a mother of two little girls for the past 10 years. When I day dream from time to time, I teleport myself to this Sanctuary where I feel relaxed and cozy - free of all the worldly worries, horrific news, family responsibilities and noise. An awesome scenic place to charge up my batteries in perfect solitude. The reality is that I cannot separate myself from my family even if they are okay with the notion of me be gone for a few days. The thought of being away from my husband is totally horrifying. My girls are always on me or around me so I miss them even when I am gone for a couple hours to Barnes & Nobles for crying out loud. So yes, the idea therefore is more like a Fantasy.
On the rooftop of my Castle, I have grown my own vegetable Garden to keep me sustained through the time I spend there. In the background the mountains look so serene and the Patio looks so inviting to have a chair and table out to have picnic and perhaps a table easel to Paint. It kind of looks like a Castle made for a Hermit in the middle of nowhere. In reality it would be hard to imagine living in a rather tiny place without a window. However, if there are some sky lights, it would be a perfect place for an Artist's Studio, a Meditation Room or even An Observatory. Perhaps all three of them! What do you think?
This painting has won "Honorable Mention Award" in ArtAscent Art & Literature Magazine (Feb 2014) volume 5 HOME issue.
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