Information About Painting
Rose Window 1
Both of the Rose Window images were inspired by the thought of using the church rose window concept, and incorporating images of roses within it. I based the patterned structure behind the roses on a rose window architecture book, and ‘Order in Space’ by Keith Critchlow of shapes like tetrahedrons, pentagon dodecahedrons etc. ‘Like a kaleidoscope the images form a pattern, those in the centre suggest depth and infinity, like the centrifugal force, which guides us.’
Rose Window 2
‘Be true to your spirit,
& let its purity flourish
Like the beauty of the rose,
To bring inspiration to the world.’
The Furthest Tree, Oakwood
This image is of a tree just north by a couple of miles, from Hexham, and was my first visit to the wood, and I could see a stirring in the air as if directing me to the trees. ‘Within the wood I reached crossing pathways and hesitated. Invisible hands beckoned me to a lovely avenue of beech trees; this one was the furthest and the most majestic.’
The Plough With Smoke & Cloud Wisps
I went out to sketch the moon one night in Hawkshead churchyard, and then wandered over to another part of the village and noticed the plough, and so I stopped to sketch that, and some words to go with the image are: - ‘In the night sky hung the seven stars, as they have done since ages past. Chimney smoke and evening clouds became interlaced with the stars and hinted of the interconnectedness of all life.’
Poseidom's Realm
This painting is one of the Planets Series, of which I have painted 13,
of all the planets in the solar system.
Words to inspire and taken from the beginnings of a book I’ve started are: - ‘Look within my centre and see a passageway through structures like spheres, are they worlds or atoms, planets or universes? They harmonise together well, hear the sweet melody that intrigues the soul, have you heard it before? Maybe you have, a long time ago. I sing with such love that I can shatter the hardest of energies with its tenderness.
Advance further and you will see many sparkling gems, they glow with a fiery golden aura with rippling edges of deep blue, they hold keys of value for all to experience. Come further towards the centre and you will see the communion of all things, the unity of energy, thought and loving intention. There is a cross at the centre or are they four chalices? Grail cups offered to invite you to drink.’
Realms of Spiritual Heritage
"A tree of life; this coat of many colours sheds its riches into the realms below, inspiring religions, spiritual perception and all manner of faiths and philosophies". The painting took about six months to paint, the longest by far, because I had to keep stopping to work out the next stage in the image. As it was a complex image, I did other paintings alongside it. The painting echoes the richness of diversity of the multi-faith approach, and was inspired by looking at Salisbury Cathedral one night, when floodlit and a shadow of the spire was projected upon the clouds overhead, and this set off inspired thoughts towards forming the painting.
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