
Ashley Collins
Realm
84x60
oil and acrylic, mixed media, metal, historic pages.
There are those that behold the land around them: the local streams, rivers, trees, and all that is within sight, and proudly hold it, like royalty, as their own realm....
There are those that behold the land around them: the local
streams, rivers, trees, and all that is within sight, and proudly hold
it, like royalty, as their own realm.
But there is something just beyond that stream.
Just around the corner. Beyond what falls within sight.
Something far more spectacular.
The realm of possibility.
It does not deny the beauty of the immediate, but rather embraces
a desire to test boundaries, to push limits, and expand
experiences.
When your realm is without limits, you are also free from the
chains that bind to you to past – this is different from the history
that shaped you – for that difficult journey brought you to this
point. But this point can either be an end, or a beginning to
something far more magical.
When you survey your realm, you choose whether the boundaries
are within your sight lines, or infinite.
streams, rivers, trees, and all that is within sight, and proudly hold
it, like royalty, as their own realm.
But there is something just beyond that stream.
Just around the corner. Beyond what falls within sight.
Something far more spectacular.
The realm of possibility.
It does not deny the beauty of the immediate, but rather embraces
a desire to test boundaries, to push limits, and expand
experiences.
When your realm is without limits, you are also free from the
chains that bind to you to past – this is different from the history
that shaped you – for that difficult journey brought you to this
point. But this point can either be an end, or a beginning to
something far more magical.
When you survey your realm, you choose whether the boundaries
are within your sight lines, or infinite.