Homage

So another one has flown the nest! "Homage to Iceland" an acrylic painting on primed stretched canvas, was painted on the evening that Iceland beat England in the European football championships.  

Photo: "Homage to Iceland", acrylic on canvas

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Even when knowing the cause of its inception, after trawling through the stash of images that I have painted, our lovely friend Andrew chose this painting as part of his 50th birthday present.

Art and Poetry

A new Tesco store is being built in our nearby town. I'm not going to get into the 'ins' and 'outs' of that development, as some people can become a tad emotional when discussing the issue. But I am grateful to the opportunity the developers afforded MIND Aberystwyth; by handing over several 8 x 4 or larger wooden panels for the Art Class to paint on.  This is my 20 hour effort using acrylics.  Not my favourite medium, as like oils it just takes too long. Even though I spread the hours in short bursts over many days, it was still too long.  I know acrylics don't take as long as oils, but hey ho, some of us need to get on and paint another picture.  Not hanging about to wait for stuff to dry, or being part of a slow application process.  Give me a water based medium, or soft pastels any day. 

The accompanying Poem shown on an adjacent panel was also written by yours truly. 

The reason I'm posting this today, is that a friend who knew that I painted the image and wrote the poem last Summer, told me this week, that she saw a chap look at the art and then read the poem and then turn away crying. 

Words can create imagery, and physical imagery can enhance words. I suspect that the readily available explanation behind the artwork; reinforced (or maybe a better word is 'enhanced') that combined process. 

Although it was never my intention to upset anyone; as an aspiring artist, there must also be a small feeling of satisfaction.  In that the words and painting caused a reaction. 

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Sutton Medieval Bridge Pastels Snow Scene

The last piece of original artwork that I uploaded was a Pastel Pencil drawing of the Sutton Medieval Packhorse Bridge in the village of Sutton, England.  That pastel artwork was completed on thick 160g orange pastel paper (see earlier post).  The pastel paper colour was allowed to show through when representing the Sutton packhorse bridge and other parts of the pastel pencil drawing.  The second piece that I completed over Easter 2015 was another A3 size image of the same bridge (shown below).   This new image was constructed using soft pastels (a combination of artist quality Schmincke, Jacksons, and now out of production narrow Rowney pastel sticks). This representation of the Sutton Medieval Bridge has a slightly different perspective than the image that I completed earlier over this Easter weekend, and of course unlike the Summer scene in the former, this one is in the grip of winter.

Sutton Medieval Packhorse Bridge, Sutton
Soft Pastels on Red Pastel Paper
A3 Size

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The Other Guy

Here we are chaps and lasses, a poem that I have written just for you, whoever you are. Four feet per line, rhyming scheme AA, BB, CC and so on, with a half couplet at the end that brings the finale to the poem.


THE OTHER GUY

When you begin to make me cry,
Keep watching for the other guy.
You know the one that wants to be,
The one spending his time with me.
And when you start to scratch away,
To harshly berate me this day.
Call a stop and think once or twice,
As the other guy is quite nice.
And he would warmly hold me tight,
With love so tender through each night.
You should pause and think of the fact,
Which may force alarm and an act:

When our love hearts no longer sing,
The other guy can do his thing.


Roger Bennett
Penrhyncoch
July 2013

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