Grandpa’s House

Mixed media with acrylic on canvas My wife's grandmother or parents are in a village where I gather with my extended family in Boyolali, Central Java. This is where my wife was born and raised and in my grandmother's house we gather and enjoy the beautiful natural scenery, a place far from air pollution and city crowds. I felt peace and tranquility when I was in this village because the characteristics of this village are that every road is surrounded by lots of rice fields, mountains and hills that make it cool, clean rivers that flow by themselves and various kinds of trees are planted. Every morning, it is always accompanied by the sound of a rooster crowing as if to wake me up from my sleep. The sun slowly emerged to reveal its bright light. I walked out of the house and saw rice fields in front of the farmer's house. There are some rice fields planted with rice that are still green which feels cool, there are some that are yellow which looks beautiful, and there is also a farmer who is plowing his field which has not yet been planted with rice. Apart from that, farmers also look for grass for their pets such as goats, buffalo and cows. In this village, the average population works as farmers because they take advantage of the surrounding conditions without destroying the natural beauty around them. Residents in this village are very dependent on the natural surroundings, such as the air flowing from the mountains for their daily lives, there are also some who still use latrines because in each resident's house there are several ponds in which there are many different types of fish to meet their needs. To save fuel in the kitchen, local residents use firewood because finding firewood is very easy to get. The advantage of using firewood is that apart from saving, the results of cooking using firewood are also delicious, but the disadvantage of firewood is that there is smoke which is very disturbing to environmental comfort. The daily lives of local residents are very diligent and creative, and the needs of local residents are very dependent on natural life and also utilize the natural resources around them. By protecting and maintaining the surrounding environment they will not lack the available natural resources.