Here is another exotic country that I have actually visited in person! Instead of researching this landscape, I went from the memories of sitting on a pure white sand beach surrounded by large smooth granite rocks and with pristine turquoise water lapping up to the shore. It was so darn hot I had to sit under a tree to make paintings. Its one of those snobby things Europeans like to do.. go to Seychelles and 'island hop', that is, take ferries to progressively smaller and smaller islands with progressively more and more expensive hotels. In the Seychelles I discovered what is at the end of the world, and it was a 20 Euro Martini with a sunset. Not bad. The proverbial speck in the ocean, it is actually a collection of hundreds of islands in the Indian Ocean. These islands were uninhabited prior to its discovery by Europeans (let the islands hopping begin). The sea is so hostile around these islands, it was unlikely that any ancient people could have made it there in one piece, although Arab traders has visited other island nations in the Indian Ocean. The other funny thing about this place is that you have no shadow at noon because the sun is directly above, being on the equator, when I looked straight up, there was the sun above me. Very odd feeling since it never happens in Canada. Usually I try to avoid the 'screen saver' style beach scene, but for Seychelles, its perfect. Now just imagine a 20 Euro martini and a sunset.
World Inspired Landscapes: Seychelles watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, April 2025 (No. 4305b)
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