Finding Awareness to Find Peace
The Goat Guardian
Painting Description
“The Goat Guardian” Acrylic Painting by Matilda Wentzel ORIGINAL HAS SOLD
As always you are free to interpret this piece however you choose or are led to understand it.
These are simply my own thoughts which I feel inspired to share.
My own interpretations change as I revisit with pieces as time goes on, but these are my initial thoughts at the time of creation.
Skiing is at a tie with painting as my favorite thing to do! So when I saw my first mountain goat out skiing I immediately wanted to paint one! There is nothing like encountering wildlife to give you the feeling of awe and wonder! I spent the rest of the season trying to get a good picture of one, finally within the last few days of the season I got a picture of a pregnant mamma sitting in the sun with her eyes closed, looking as peaceful as a fuzzy animal can!
When I was well into this painting, practically done, I ran across a verse in scripture that described this painting perfectly!
"The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting."
Psalms 104:18-19
At first I did not know if it had any significance, but after thinking about it for a while, I realized its meaning for me. It is saying that everything has its time & place! All of a sudden, like a divine strike, this painting took on a whole new meaning!
Everything has it’s place
It’s childish fun design of life
The sun comes up with its rhythms
The moon echoing its pattern
That fearless goat resting in the sun
Soaking up it’s own balance
Between lying down and leaping
From cliff to cliff
From Morning to Morning
Each day embodying it’s own space
Leading on to the next waking wonder
This painting was published in my book with a different poem, as follows:
“Movement”
Hello to the open white
A snowy sight
Bright in the light
Of the steady sun
Shifting the shadows
As the time passes
Everything relaxes
And then comes the moon
The laughter is rising
There’s always perfect timing
Stand here, sit still, then dance
Energy is a romance.