A Symphony of Spring
 
Original framed watercolour painting on paper, 2019
Size (including beech wood frame) 74cm x74cm
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About the Painting
 
Unfurling with song-sweet delight
Into fragrant heartfelt optimism
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The miraculous regeneration that occurs every spring never ceases to astound and enchant me. As the season unfolds, each succeeding leaf and flower opening is a cause for celebration - and an affectionate reunion with dear friends.  
Perhaps my all time favorite combination of wildflowers, blooming together in late April to early May, is that of Bluebells, Red Campion and Greater Stichwort, especially alongside the unfurling spiralling  bracken fronds.
At the time of painting, a pair of blackbirds nested near my studio door, so their comings and goings wove into this mandala, along with Wren and a gorgeous grandmother frog who frequented the tiny pond in our polytunnel, leaving a legacy of tadpoles.
I've been increasingly alarmed by the decline in insect numbers and species over the past decade, most worryingly the bees, and most noticeably (perhaps because of their size and beauty) the butterflies. Imagine the emptiness of a world without these fairy-like wonders flitting around!
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Beneath the plants and animals of this painting, is an infrastructure of hexagonal geometry known as the 'Flower of Life'. This patterning is ancient, arising from nature to describe nature - including ourselves -  as an interdependant, inter-connected whole.