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Posted on April 1, 2006 @ 5:19 pm by massimo | Filed under: ancona, beach, blog, india, travel, wordpress

spring dawn kerala aynaku illustration adobe

Spring has broken here since a few days. Spring means to me early and unrequired raisings. There’s nothing to do: as soon as the bright light of dawn filters from the outer world into my room, I wake up and contemplate the morning breaking. The clear and reddish sky, the birds tattling, the ungracious screaming of a rare crow and the pretty warm temperature of the air, invariably makes me thinking about Kerala, southern India… I know it may seem a totally hazardous comparison, probably due to the simple fact that I used to wake up at dawn there too…The very good reason of doing it, was to go for a stroll along the palm-fringed beaches and deeply enjoy the perfect sound of Mother Nature at hers very best: a sort of odd springtime! In Varkala the effect was grand: the beach is set against a high backdrop of red cliffs with mineral-water springs. The sound of the waves dominates, the fresh breeze blows from the ocean, the reddish light pours from a lysergic and transparent sky, one colour magically melts into an another… There are very special shades of red, violet and pink over there, shades which make Kerala’s sceneries unique and unforgettable… I wonder if spring is just a pure state of mind.

Illustration Friday’s topic is spring

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13 people have left comments

you’re in India? wow! i’m waving back to you!

isay wrote on April 1, 2006 - 5:37 pm CEST

Your illo really brought the sight from your story of the special colours. Your illo is a beauty.

Katili wrote on April 1, 2006 - 10:31 pm CEST

unique colour combo! very lovely and love the word lysergic! you have a wonderful vocab and a way with words!!! another great post!

valgalart wrote on April 2, 2006 - 8:37 am CEST

Lovely work as always.

Spring “should be” a constant state of mind. Fresh and growing ;-)

Ninetta

Ninetta wrote on April 2, 2006 - 10:53 am CEST

wow thats a mind blowing art exhibit about ‘the state of mind’ .. very interesting concept. well your illo for this week is cool too! and lovely way of describing the place making me want to go there too…

velvet wrote on April 2, 2006 - 11:05 pm CEST

Wow! Impressive! I have never seen your work before and am immediately impressed by your blog, and your art style. Fantastic! I look forward to seeing more.

Shano wrote on April 3, 2006 - 5:33 am CEST

I think you’re right, spring is a state of mind! :-)

Willie wrote on April 3, 2006 - 1:40 pm CEST

Oh dear in your words you’ve mentioned the ungracious screaming of a crow - maybe that’s the bird I sing most like - oh dear….

I want to wave back to you person in the waves. Hello!

Caroline wrote on April 3, 2006 - 5:31 pm CEST

State of mind! It sure must be! I think it was Camus who said it was in the midst of winter that he found an invincible summer in himself … same concept. Beatiful illo and wording. And interesting link!

cristosova wrote on April 3, 2006 - 8:32 pm CEST

Wonderful hardedge design and a wonderful display of colors… and moods in the text.

Bron Smith wrote on April 5, 2006 - 5:36 am CEST

Again a fantastic post and an amazing illustration. I am in awe of your lighting in your illustrations. The solid colors are wonderful. And besides everything else there is to love - I love the goggles or glasses.

tiffini elektra x wrote on April 5, 2006 - 7:14 am CEST

love the purple!

bubblegum wrote on April 6, 2006 - 12:00 pm CEST

great illio, and great writing! sure makes me jealous of the walks on the bach since i live in a dirty city. great work!

CHRiS wrote on April 6, 2006 - 7:46 pm CEST

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