BEYOND THE GOLDEN REEDS
Exhibition
ALLSOP GALLERY
Bridport Arts Centre, 19 October - 13 November, 2021
Artist's Statement
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
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
TOGETHER WE BLOOM
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
a rose and a freesia share
the same vase, water, light and air
Together We Bloom
DANCING CROCUS LEAVES
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 150 cm
a crocus on my window ledge
stands ready to perform
but alas, the cast of flowers
they missed their cue
but then "bravo"
I woke up one morning
to see the leaves
dancing to the rising sun
they knew what to do
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
YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
SWANS STILL SLEEPING
Digital Painting
Gyclee print on canvas
150 X 100 cm
SWOOPING SEAGULLS
Acrylic and carbarundum on canvas
100 X 100 cm
SLIPWAY
Acrylic on 2 canvases
100 X 300 cm overall
