World Peace Project Oil on Canvas Surreal Painting from Peru, "My Mother Nature"

"This work captures my vision of universal peace," says Peruvian artist Apolonio Zeballos, adding "The surrealist approach illustrates my vision in which water, fire, earth and air, the four classical elements of the Earth, combine. I paint my personal vision where I seek to find the spirit of the three dimensions, conveying a message of balance and peace in the universe," where peace and harmony start in nature as the pure legacy of the Earth and its primary elements.

Apolonio Zeballos titles this magnificent oil painting Mi Madre Naturaleza, in Spanish. The effective use of contrast and shading highlights a serene, smiling Mother Nature embodied in a feminine tree trunk with strong vines, a wreath of peaceful flowers and hair formed in the energetic release of a burning flame.

Cradling young peace doves in the nest of life itself, Mother Nature shows her protective force amid the mighty nature of the Earth's strength, represented in the crashing ocean waves against the background of distant mountains and a clear blue sky, all in balance, transmitting the artist's concept of universal peace.