Autumn in Penn Wood
Mixed media on canvas
A little bit of Egyptian
Painting inspired by some of the objects at Chateau Coye
Painting holiday
Chateau Coye - France September 2011
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'Dreamworks' - inspired by the Navajo Indian dreamcatchers
New work May 2011
Following the theme of 'dreamcatchers'
this is the first of a new series of work inspired by poetry about dreams.
The Poet: Sorojini Naidu
Born: 1879
Died: 1949
Sarojini Naidu was a distinguished poet, renowned freedom fighter
and one of the great orators of her time. She was famously known
as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India). She was the first Indian
woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and
the first to become the Governor of a state in India.
The Poem:
Excerpt from 'Song of a Dream'
Once in the dream of a night I stood,
Lone in the light of a magical wood,
Soul-deep in visions that poppy-like sprang;
And spirits of Truth were the birds that sang,
And spirits of Love were the stars that glowed,
And spirits of Peace were the streams that flowed
In that magical wood in the land of sleep.
My art is an eclectic mix of vibrant paintings executed in oils, acrylics, mixed media, and inks. I sometimes work on textured canvas and I am interested in expressing my creativity in both abstract and figurative styles.