Posts Tagged ‘Expressive Abstraction’
The Stars and the Moon
Shining brightIn the dark dark nightThe stars and the moonIlluminate the gloom Eyes glowOn Earth belowSweeping the darkFor dazzling sparks Reflected lightShines bright tonightAs white holds swayFrom so far away Closer and closer must we goTo see the splendid colour-filled showFor in the dark, in the deepAre the visions that we seek
Read MoreDancers
In a luminous spaceColours gyrateAs they move to and froWith the musical flow SpinningTwirlingSmilingFreely dancing Go find a luminous spaceMake those colours gyrateAs you move to and froWith the musical flow SpinningTwirlingSmilingFreely dancing
Read MoreQ – Expressions
These small acrylics are expressions of my feelings during ‘lockdown’. Away from the studio, and working on the dining room table, I deliberately limited myself to one, two or three colours. They can be emotionally raw, or combine the raw with gratitude for nature seen during my daily walks. Quite often, I would setup colour…
Read MoreLooking Back
A different viewLeads awayArrives with youHere today Twists and turnsSurprises tooNo returnTo a previous you Challenges facedMonsters tamedYou’ve sung and dancedMy! … How you’ve changed!
Read MoreEscape
Escape WandersNarrow alleyways TouchesAncient stones GlimpsesSky-light BrushesVegetation SeesSurprising vistas DiscoversLadders NoticesCloud patterns InspiresImagination
Read MoreSkyhorse
Skyhorse Clouds jostleThunder ripplesSky ringsFuming Waves surgeBubbles burstCrests riseClashing Sparks flyEye spyTail spinGalloping Blue rolling Yellow whirringWhite silenceGreen glimpsed
Read MoreThe Bluebells are out and it’s magic
BeguilingLoved-OnesUnleashEmotions. Bewitching,Elegant,Liminal;LusciouslySerene.
Read MoreGlacial Burst
Impenetrable, frozen white lightEchoes and creeps With a deep resonanceNobody hears Infinitesimal movementGathers apace Pushing forwardOver the edge Form and perspective shiftCrystals dissolve Bonds breakStructures collapse Mass shrinkage yields liquid from solidRaising the game Colours swirlRipples melt At the fall, the waveBursting with energy
Read MoreIs there anyone there?
Who do you see? … Orange spatters swarming over an arcLiquid lime floatsSwallowing blank spaceSoakingFloodingSinking into a poolScooped up and away Red splashes brightly downCreepingMergingOxide darkens and mottles crevicesSoftening sharp greenTurning red to rust
Read MoreIn the Rockies
Crisp mountain air whistles softly, as shadows play on the snow Breathe the vista Feel the lightness See Fragile bushes holding a purple flare White-topped peaks Enduring evergreens standing by Grasses sway Alone or in clusters Their shadows play along Organic lines flutter Pooled drips merge Translucent silk rustles Holding onto timeless qualities Purple for…
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