Shadows & Snow I OriGiNal by Li

Yealands Estate, Marlborough, Aotearoa, NZ

Perfect For
Collectors drawn to atmospheric New Zealand landscapes.
Interior designers curating spaces that invite calm and reflection.
Homes, studios, or retreats seeking grounding yet luminous energy.

About the Artwork
Captured at Yealands wine estate in Marlborough, Shadows and Snow is a study in light, distance, and quietude. The chalky path cuts through sleeping vines, stretching toward the snow-crowned mountains of Te Waipounamu. Winter’s low sun weaves long dark stripes across the road — shadows that echo the vines themselves, like nature’s handwriting across the land. It’s a portrait of stillness and subtle strength — of beauty that lives between light and dark, rest and renewal.

From the Artist
This scene reminds me how life itself is composed of contrasts — light meeting shadow, warmth meeting chill, motion meeting pause. It was a moment when the landscape seemed to hold its breath; even the mountains felt contemplative. In this balance, I sensed a deep peace — the quiet voice of the Earth reminding us that every shadow is born from light.

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Between the rows where winter sleeps,
The road runs white beneath the sky,
Each shadow stretched, distance wide …

Through vines that dream ,
peaks that gleam,
The path recalls
a peaceful dream,
Light and Shadow intertwine,
Can you feel it?
Pulse of the Divine.

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