​​S T A N Z A S   A N D   S K E T C H E S

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'​A selection of drawings, paintings and etchings inspired by my favourite teachings from wordsmiths of the past.
​The exhibition objective; to determine whether a viewers reaction to writing is impacted more or less when accompanied by visual stimulus.'

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J O H N   K E A T S ,   ' T O   H O P E ' ,   S T A N Z A S   1 - 3 .  
​I N K   A N D   A C R Y L I C   O N   P A P E R

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'When by my solitary hearth I sit
When no fair dreams before my 'mind’s eye' flit,
 And the bare heath of life presents no bloom;
Sweet Hope, ethereal balm upon me shed,
And wave thy silver pinions o’er my head.'

'Whene’er I wander, at the fall of night,
Where woven boughs shut out the moon’s bright ray,
Should sad Despondency my musings fright,
And frown, to drive fair Cheerfulness away,
Peep with the moon-beams through the leafy roof,        
And keep that fiend Despondence far aloof.'

Should Disappointment, parent of Despair,
Strive for her son to seize my careless heart.
When, like a cloud, he sits upon the air,
     Preparing on his spell-bound prey to dart: 
Chase him away, sweet Hope,
​with visage bright,
And fright him as the morning frightens night!'

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L A  B R U Y E R E ,   ' T H A T   W E   S U F F E R   O U R S E L V E S   T O   B E   G O V E R N E D.'
I N K   A N D   G R A P H I T E   O N   P A P E R

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​V A L I D I V A R ,  ' A N   A S S O R T M E N T   O F   T R E A S U R E S 
 H E A P E D   H I G H . '
O I L   O N   L I N E N .

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​' R U T H ' .
​G R A P H I T E   A N D  C O N T E   O N   P A P E R .

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V A L I D I V A R ,   ' N A T U R E ' S   S O L U T I O N '
​G R A P H I T E  A N D   P E N C I L   O N   P A P E R . 

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