An unexpected snowstorm blinds us
Even as we squint into the sunlight
Blinded, shivering, caught in the brightness
Turning away from its fierce glare
The burning, live-giving light
The soft, chilling snow
Flirting, sparkling, fluttering
The two come together in a magical moment
Creating glittering rainbows
Turning pale in the cold
Dazzled by the brilliance
Swallowed by the shadow of falling flakes
How small we are, standing in the storm
We’re caught in a dance of the elements
Tiny shapes hidden by a flurry of snow
Sparkling as briefly as the tiny rainbows
Enveloped in the overwhelming glow.

Poem by Kari (K.S.) Trenten, see her original post here.

'Sparkling Snow' is a new artwork in my collection 'The Narrow Path'.
The original photo I used for this artwork I made years ago in a small, picturesque forest near the house where we lived in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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General info on this artwork

The artwork 'Sparkling Snow' is a digital transformation of a photograph. Printed on order with high-quality ink on museum-quality, acid-free cotton/rag paper (Hahnemühle Photo Rag® 308gsm). The work comes in a limited edition of 10, signed and with a certificate of authenticity.
But of course, it is also available as Open Edition print, without signature and not numbered. Available in any size you desire !

Maximum size is 150x150H cm / 60Wx60H inches, any size available up to that maximum. So please let me know the size you would prefer.

I start with one or more photographs made by myself to create these artworks. Then I use digital painting, color adjusting and adding and transforming multiple artistic textures and effects. I do this until there is a surreal atmosphere that touches me and tells the story I want to tell you.

And prints are available, contact me for a quote including shipping costs. Also available in my portfolio at Saatchi Art and at Fine Art America.

And of course available in any size you desire ! The work comes in a Limited Edition of 10, signed and with a certificate of authenticity. But of course, it is also available as Open Edition print, without signature and not numbered. Prices starting at €55 / US$60.

ALL WE NEED IS LESS CONSUMING

Through my artworks I ask you to reflect for a moment on the nature around you, on the beautiful feeling that nature can evoke. Thus to think about your actions to support the wellbeing of the earth and everything that lives on it. And on what humanity loses when many of us continue on the destructive path of ever more greed and consuming. And please, reflect on how you can survive in this rapidly changing world…

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Then visit this website: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en 

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Then ask me, I will help you. For free. Or simply visit my website and choose in the menu for Your Footprint.

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So are you interested in more? Then read what I wrote about System Change, Man's impact on the earth, Organic Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Regeneration