Inspiration
Art Shed
I work in a very small shed in the garden overlooking a beautiful pond that is an endless source of inspiration. I usually work with the door open so I can have that view regardless of the weather. The pond is constantly changing, throwing up endless varieties of vegetation, bullrushes, vibrant green water lettuces, purple irises and huge white and pink lilies. When they die back there is even more colour and interest on the leaves and plants, the water endlessly reflecting the sky.
” Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”
Edvard Munch
Rilke on inspiration…
Want the change. Be inspired by the flame
where everything shines as it disappears.
The artist, when sketching, loves nothing so much
as the curve of the body as it turns away.
What locks itself in sameness has congealed.
Is it safer to be gray and numb?
What turns hard becomes rigid
and is easily shattered.
Pour yourself like a fountain.
Flow into the knowledge that what you are seeking
finishes often at the start, and, with ending, begins.
Every happiness is the child of a separation
it did not think it could survive. And Daphne, becoming a laurel,
dares you to become the wind.
Pond Series
These are some of the pond paintings I have been inspired to create with such beauty at my doorstep. These paintings are available for purchase. Please go to the How to Purchase page for more details.
Pond I – 12″ x 12″ Acrylic on board – framed.
