BEYOND THE GOLDEN REEDS
ALLSOP GALLERY
Bridport Arts Centre, 19 October - 13 November, 2021
About the Exhibition
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
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 vase full of flowers
like lovers entwined
full of joy and passion
forever they bind
DANCING CROCUS LEAVES
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 150 cm
a crocus on my window ledge
stands ready to perform
but the cast of flowers
missed their cue
then I woke this morning
to see the leaves
with a spring in their step
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 alchemy
of the morning sun
turns reflected reeds
into shimmering wands of gold
and swans still sleeping
nestle in the deep silence
of the perfect blue
YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE
Acrylic on canvas
100 X 120 cm
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
SWOOPING SEAGULLS
Acrylic and carbarundum on canvas
100 X 100 cm
SLIPWAY
Acrylic on 2 canvases
100 X 300 cm overall
