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LABYRINTH

Posted by Jane Wheeler

Acrylic paint, gold powder, charcoal and collage on canvas, 100 x 120 x 4 cm

In January I had a frightening experience in a blown down plantation of Corsican pine – the further I got into it the more difficult it became to get out again, and this has something to do with that.

the labyrinth listens in the dark
what coat I wear to lie down
in the fern bed
& the needle leaves –

ORANGE LIKE A LEAF THAT HAS FALLEN, PINK LIKE CHERRY BLOSSOM, LIKE A SWEET OFFERING, LIKE RASHES AND RASPBERRIES, LIKE UNFOLDED, FALLEN CHERRY LEAVES

Posted by Jane Wheeler

Acrylic on deep-sided collaged canvas, 100 x 100 x 4 cm, 2021

I picked up two fallen cherry leaves, one pink-red, the other orange, and this painting echoes both the idea of cherry blossom and the fallen leaves.