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The
Green Cycle
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For me, as for so many people, the cycle of the seasons and nature in
general has,
for as long as I can remember, been a supremely important and vitalising
experience of my life. From the first tender and urgent thrustings of
spring through the rich fullness of summer to the quiet song of autumn
leading to the bitter loneliness of winter I am challenged, warmed,
invigorated and exposed to my humanity. This living earth dance swings
me through all my moods and I grow in understanding that God, passionate
and green, is at the centre of that dance.
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| The Green cycle is, then, a visual exploration of that dance that
affects me so deeply for it connects with both the aspirations of my
spirit and the desires of my body. In my early years I felt these two
forces as if they were in opposition, but I now recognise them as
complementary to each other and that both appetites are essential to
being fully human and fully alive. In these paintings I seek to explore
these tensions, the passion and the pain, I find when confronted by
nature, by my sexuality, by my need for food and drink, and that deep felt desire
to be close to God.
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| As well as using myth, ancient images and ethnic artefacts and
exploring the underlining archetypes suggested there I also seek in
still lifes of vegetables and flowers insights into the mystery
contained within.
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| There follows a selection of paintings from
this cycle. Like all the other paintings on this site, signed A3 colour
prints may be purchased. Go to the shop for further
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Earth Mother
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The Green Man
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Family
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Forest Family
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Treeman
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Green Mandala
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Lord of the Seasons - ( a triptych)
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Gawayne and the Green Knight
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Celery and other Vegetables
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A String of Garlics
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Geraniums
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