Where dreams meet reality - a Milkyway meandering

  Where Dreams meet reality – a Milkyway meandering


“Modern man has lost the sense of wonder about the unknown and he treats it as an enemy.” - Lourens van der Post

This piece draws inspiration from a hidden gem on the West Coast of South Africa - Uithoek Farm. For those yet to discover this sanctuary, I urge you to experience it first hand; to me, this space serves as a womb where dreams and reality intertwine in perfect harmony.
Jung also observed that "Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling." These two elements - analytical thought and intuitive emotion - become the essential catalysts for manifesting dreams into reality. In those special, rare moments when these forces align, we experience what can only be described as flow - a state of effortless creation and being.
Like water finding its path of least resistance, this midnight scene captures that fleeting moment when the conscious and subconscious minds meet, when the boundaries between what we imagine and what exists blur under starlight. The nocturnal setting reveals truths often hidden in daylight, allowing the landscape to become both real and dreamlike simultaneously.
Uithoek, which aptly translates to "far corner" or "remote place," provides the perfect setting for this exploration - a place removed from everyday distractions where one can rediscover that sense of wonder about the unknown that van der Post laments we have lost.

37.5cm x 25cm

Oil on paper