My prints and the stories behind them
Each and every composition has a story to tell and a deep connection to me. Some emotionally, some spiritually, and often both. They are not photographic pieces but individual art compositions that resonate with how I see and engage my surroundings. Read and enjoy the stories behind each composition.
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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but…
“The Sun. The bright Sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man-burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant…
“Imagine my surprise to see that the elephants have returned to Leamington Spa” – Brian Roe
“A sunrise is Nature telling you that it’s time to cherish another day on Earth. Enjoy life. ” – Urbn Madl Ui
“Low and behold, the elephants are taking a shower in the Jephson Gardens pond” – Brian Roe
“ It had all dropped into place, like the last bit of the jigsaw, which you thought all along was a bit of left-hand sky, but when you…
“For a spiritual journey, you don’t have to meditate or visit a temple or listen to a guru! Just live a misty morning while the sun is rising!”…
“The 1970 “Black Sabbath” World Tour included a date at the Jephson Gardens Pavilion on 17 May 1970” – Wikipedia
“If watching a bridge is much more exciting than crossing that bridge, then you can be sure that it is a very beautiful bridge!” Mehmet Murat ildan
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.Vincent Van Gogh
“When the wind of change blows, some people build walls, some build windmills.” Chinese Proverb
“The evening sky was awash with peach, apricot, cream: tender little ice-cream clouds in a wide orange sky.”Philip Pullman
“ It had all dropped into place, like the last bit of the jigsaw, which you thought all along was a bit of left-hand sky, but when you…
“Take a little walk to the edge of town and go across the tracks where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom As it shifts and cracks…
“The climb out of the Avon valley means more locks. There are compensations however; you are getting away from Leamington Spa, for one thing.” The Worst Journey in…
“I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a…
“It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity,…
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying, ‘I wish’ and start saying, ‘I will’. Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” David Copperfield -…
“It’s the sense of walking back into the Garden of Eden or something like that. Where suddenly everything is perfect and you see how you’re connected to everything…
“Come, let us build bridges of love with each other with the cement of kindness and pillars of trust.”Debasish Mridha
“My cousin Polly (a bit of a local historian) informed me on seeing this composition that my great great grandfather William Roe & my great great mother Elizabeth…
“How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life, understanding what…
“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”Dwight D.…
“When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide, Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride, Till I get…
The Palace Pier in Brighton was captured after a summer storm. Clouds were dispersing as sun rays spiked through openings in the clouds. The sky reflected dancing light…
“… we produced a bundle of pens, a copious supply of ink, and a goodly show of writing and blotting paper. For there was something very comfortable in…
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”Dolly Parton
“She wasn’t religious. She didn’t believe in heaven or hell, only in ghosts, Ouija boards, tables which rapped and little inept voices speaking plaintively of flowers” ― Graham…
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That is what this storm is all about.” – Haruki Murakami, ‘Kafka…
‘Twilight’ is a series of compositions featuring the North Laine area of Brighton. This Bohemian area of the city is furnished with all sorts of little gems.
Komidia is No.2 of 4 in the Twilight series of prints and downloads. The Komedia, in Gardner Street in Brighton, is a cinema and theatre venue.
“Beauty is a thing of might and dread. Like the tempest she shakes the earth beneath us and the sky above us.” Kahlil Gibran