This painting is of Himalayan Foothills ( Lansdowne), Uttarakhand, India.
This scene is along a forest trekking path( known mainly to locals) in Lansdowne.
I love this path. I had made part of this painting in 2015 October. But I was not happy with the result. So I re-worked on it again. Finally the painting is complete, a little to my satisfaction !! 😊
In late December and early January, in the Himalayas, a magical phenomenon occurs.
The clouds descend down, exposing the snow peaks. It usually happens in the morning and in the evening. ( Of course there is a scientific explanation to it). But Science does not take the magic away from this beautiful vision and experience). :)
From a point of high altitude, you can see the cloud carpet below & a clear blue sky above.
It is magical to realise that there are villages beneath the clouds waiting for sunshine, while you stand on the precipice, above the clouds seeing the snow peaks and tree tops catch the sunlight.
I so wanted to paint the scene. And I finally did 😊😊
This painting is a tribute to this mystical scene in Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India. It is morning time, at 6:40 am . ( I clicked a few photos and composed this painting in my art room)
At sunrise, the sun moves fast and within minutes the light changes from red dawn to golden morning.
Here are 2 Photos of Lansdowne, with a sea of clouds that I referenced for my painting …
My first version of “The Precipice" that I painted in ) October 2015... I was not happy with it :)
When I uploaded this first version of "The Precipice", on my art website, a clairvoyant friend and follower posted an interesting comment, saying, -
"You are standing on the precipice looking at a dream far away. That dream looks beautiful but you do not know what it holds. And you do not know how to reach it. The way to reach it is clouded and you are scared to take the plunge because you do not know what the clouds hide. You yearn but you cannot decide”
… Oh well ! He could not have been more accurate ! He read my mind . 😊
I do not know him. Never seen him. But he reads my paintings like a letter !! 😊
And now ,
My painting, "The Precipice"...
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Thank you for your love and support 😊💕… Success to You 🍷🍷 ... Neha Bisht / 