The title of this new image comes from the beginning of a three day Corona Virus Lock Down in my area. Life can change so quickly these days and my art is perfectly suited to reflect these changes.
Lock Down
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It is so exciting to come across Hidden Places in our travels even in a painting.
Hidden Places
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This is a new triptych painting describing a varied and dynamic journey. Like all journeys it is full of mystery and discoveries both profound and simple.
Journey
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Here are two unlikely friends sharing a perch.
Sharing A Perch
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Here is a detail of my new painting. If you are wondering what this is all about…. I have often worked with the theme Interior as it resonates well with me. Looking within can yield so many benefits particularly if it is aligned with Source. Each of my Interiors reveals more discoveries which I have shared over the years. This one is more earthy and symbolic. Forms have begun dissolving into each other. I am just the observer on a journey who knows where.
Detail of new painting.
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On a morning ride I was suddenly approached by this beautiful horse who thought he was well protected from the Corona Virus. Well that’s what I thought. Instead he explained it was a fashion statement and it did seem to be working. People were stopping to look and even photographing him like a real model. Maybe Casual Chic? Would you agree?
New Friend
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Bush Walk
A bush walk is normally to sooth the soul. To get us back in touch with our source.
And as we roam through the trees, bushes, animals and insects streams etc., we get a sense of the diversity and uniqueness of all things ….and the cycle of growth and…..decay!
Suddenly our whole world has been hit by something unknown in any of our lifetimes….but is a normal… if unwanted part of the life process. The great plagues of the past had devastating effects and here we are again.
Everything we took for granted is now pulled from under us.
We are all being “forced” to reassess our values and priorities…..to see life in a new way.
Knowing this truth can set us free. To discover who we really are and what we can contribute to the world for the benefit of all.
Nobody is immune to virus….. Everybody is enriched by love!
(These are just some thoughts I want to share from my… Bush Walk – WITHIN!) Burgess March 21st 2020.
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Views From The Backyard
Art is all around us and particularly where we live. Often it becomes so familiar we take it for granted.
Once we start seeing fresh what surrounds us we see life and beauty in a new way.
Views From The Backyard
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A Landscape
Landscapes can appear before us in so many forms. From dramatic sunsets or spectacular mountain ranges to simple running streams or a grassy knoll.
This one beckoned me to pay attention to it because it does not fit within those usual categories and offers so much beauty within its complex but simply form.
A Landscape
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The Wave
My work is very much about change. How we change and how the world around us changes. Also to remember that the essence of it all remains the same.
The Wave
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The Saloon
This magical image presented itself to me recently…..
The Saloon
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Places To Contemplate
Sometimes we do not need to go there for certain…..
Places To Contemplate
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The Glorious Unknown
As we pass through life we often come across……
The Glorious Unknown
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Presence and Change
This photographic image is all about CHANGE. How we see it and how we feel it. How when something is present in the world it gives us a certain feeling and when it is removed it totally changes the space it occupied.
Presence and Change
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An unexpected morning greeting.
Morning bike rides yield many blessings including this….
An unexpected morning greeting
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Untitled Black And White
Here is a recent capture of just an ordinary view…..
Untitled Black And White
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Plants With Impact
As I walked by these massive plants they had a strong impact on me….
Plants With Impact
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Man Reading
Here is a random black and white photograph taken from my extensive archives….
Man Reading
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That Castle (After Turner)
Inspired by my favorite painting this spontaneous version emerged…..
That Castle (After Turner)
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Still Life (After Morandi)
This is a new fluro and ink painting on paper ….
Still Life (After Morandi)
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Pathways
Each day begins in a new way and even a pathway may display itself in a way you have never seen before…..
Pathways
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The Runner
This is a new photographic image capturing…..
The Runner
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Window On The Wall
The magic of accidents when I captured this photograph…..
Window On The Wall
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Brian and Ravi
Many times on my morning rides I see this kind and generous man and his dog…..
Brian and Ravi
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The Rainbow Bee-eater
On a recent morning ride Apollo pointed out to me this amazing beautiful bird…..
The Rainbow Bee-eater
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Untitled
Here is a new image captured recently on a Journey of Apollo….
Untitled
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Waves Of Delight
This was a photograph I captured last year and has been sitting in my drafts. Thought it was time to publish it…….
Waves Of Delight
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Studio Still Life
Often our greatest art is right before our eyes……
Studio Still Life
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The Majesty Of Trees
Apollo drew my attention to this tree this morning….
The Majesty Of Trees
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The Embrace
This is a new painting which was inspired by a poem I had written a little while ago….
The Embrace
Words are percolating from my soul
A distant place which I embrace with all my heart
Touch not the embers of forgotten dreams
But embrace the light of a new day and hold it softly within your bossom
The joy extinguishes the pain
And gives us reason to refrain from sorrow.
For too long we have suffered needlessly
Not realizing that our destination is our choice and how we travel there.
The tableau of my life is writ anew.
Poem and artwork by r j burgess
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