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| Cindy Revell |
There can be much ado about a field. As poet James Hearst says in Truth, "How the devil do I know if there are rocks in your field? Plow it and find out."
It seems to me that when you leave a place—especially that first place—you carry it with you: the sky, the soil, its rocks (turned and unturned), the light, the heavy, the love, and the pain.
It seems to me that art carries all this too, that interiority, acting as a kind of proxy for the told and untold stories, and ultimately a means to plow a field in one's heart.
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I agree. Nice painting!
I agree. No matter how long we have lived in Canada, and it is longer than I ever lived in the UK, there are certain things about the UK, the green fields, the hedge's, the narrow roads, I yearn for; until I get there and hate how narrow the roads are...LOL
I love that painting and thank you for introducing me to this artist.
The art took you back and inspired you in the present.
A lovely and meaningful painting! Clearly it will bring you joy.
Codex: It speaks to me too. Art, the great communicator, reveals and evokes, doesn't it?
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The yellow field makes the painting cheery.
It does.
I don't know why, but I no longer see your emails. Sorry.
I've traveled on those narrow roads too and well, yikes.
You're welcome. Her motto is, be your own bird. Love her.
It did and it does.
It will.
Her oil paintings are quite vibrant.
I like her work. Thank you for introducing her.
While most would just walk by that painting without a second thought, I love that it is special to you and provides memories of your childhood!
Like the expanse of yellow in the forefront.
My childhood was more transient, but I did spend three years in Ohio next to a forested area I called simply "the woods" – and I absolutely carried those trees, rocks, soil, and memories with me.
Me too, Gill. I miss it all.
I carry my childhood village with me all the time. I remember the steep hills, the lanes, the beach, the rock pools, the sea. I have no-one left there now, perhaps a few school friends, but they would be ancient like me.
That's a great piece. I've subscribed to her newsletter after admiring her paintings on her website. Maybe someday I'll own one!
...thank you for introducing me to Cindy Revell, I have bookmarked her website.
I like it, reminds me of Summer
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