BEYOND THE GOLDEN REEDS
ALLSOP GALLERY
Bridport Arts Centre, 16 October - 13 November, 2021
About the Exhibition
VENA AMORIS
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
a brilliant white sun
set in a ring of gold
bathes the night time reeds
and sinks into the marsh
and whilst we sleep
the solar master paints
directly from the heart
eternal bands of gleaming yellow
on these veins of love
GOLDEN REEDS
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 100 cm
where golden reeds
crosshatch lines
below the setting sun
arthritic jetties wobble in the mud
and empty buoys
bob on reflected blues
with the wound of a wrecked red boat
half sunk and half afloat
where the moon sets
there’s a misty hush
above the sleeping swans
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Lockdown Patio
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
once in a blue moon
follows the setting sun
as twinkles of colour
blink in the twilight hours
and beat the beast back
for another day
MORNING GLOW
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 100 cm
waning in the deep blue sky
the cool of a February perfect moon
settles to greet the muted still of the dawn
with a nod to the winter sun
rays of gold crack through the mist
as night time shadows shorten
and flowers turn their radiant heads
to feel the warmth of the morning glow
OUT OF THE WHITE
The Jetty at Fishermans Bank
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
out of the white
and a bluish grey haze
comes the mistiness of history
This is a reflection of the jetty and the story of the painting itself which went through numerous changes and struggles.
TOGETHER WE BLOOM
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
a vase full of flowers
like lovers entwined
full of joy and passion
forever they bind
BREAKTHROUGH
Outside my window there is a marsh with reed beds that shimmer in the rising sun. This is the first of the golden reeds series of paintings. Layers and layers of paint are scratched and sanded through with unexpected marks appearing. Its as though the paintings talk to me as they reveal moments in time and the paintings history.
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
DANCING CROCUS LEAVES
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 150 cm
a crocus on my window ledge
for some reason failed to bloom
but as I woke this morning
the leaves were full of joy
and dancing to the rising sun
SWANS STILL SLEEPING
Digital Painting
Gyclee print on canvas
150 X 100 cm
its all blue
an infinite blue
the sky and the creek
inextricably mingled
merged and blended
into a perfect blue
the shadow
of a crumbling jetty
struggles to stand
as the morning sun
turns reflected reeds
into shimmering wands of gold
and swans still sleeping
nestle in the deep silence
of the perfect blue
GONGLINE
seeing sound - hearing colour
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 100 cm
this emotive line was drawn
in response to the gong
in a live session
it begins and ends off the page