Naïma Moussa

80 x 60 cm

Mixed media with oil, Gallery Wrapped Canvas 

"On the blue summer evenings, I will go along the paths,And walk over the short grass, as I am pricked by the wheat:Daydreaming I will feel the coolness on my feet.I will let the wind bathe my bare head. I will not speak,I will have no thoughts: But infinite love will mount in my soul;"

Sensation is an ode to Nature, the poetic quest to find solace in nature. A return to the wild and our primary nature. Getting close to our first senses when we are naked and in connection with mother earth. I loved the illustration (a lithographie of 1960) of the tiger, a strong yet delicate animal under the light of the big cream peony, reminded us of the moon.

Inspiration
lluminations is a serie of paintings inspired by Rimbaud's prose poems he wrote between 1872 and 1875. Rimbaud was also a traveler, explorer and even a coffee trader. 

My paintings are inspired by his prose and by the delicacy and beauty of nature. The sensations and romance we feel in its company. The desire to let go and be free. The infinite love and silence it procures. These paintings will provide you I hope many sensations and joy to look at.

A nice synchronicity is that I added a special and rare coffee (from California) to on each paintings. Also contains collages, gold leaf and lavender from Provence.