COAST
The intersection of the ocean and the dry continent.
That edge as it generates newness and decay.
I have been there
On easy days
That will form
Into black and windy nights.
I am pieced together
As madly
As the open sky
By places
That unfold like this
That spread themselves out
Unprotected
Generously
To instruct
With ragged pride.
Ray Firth
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Southern diptych acrylic paint, inks, crayon & pencil on plywood 156x122cm
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Far off and away ′wind buffets the grass, breaks the rock and carries softening sound into the distant hills and valleys′ acrylic paint, charcoal &inks on plywood 122x82. SOLD
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Lake in the hills ′torn and bent, over and over, the soil moves as the water instructs′ acrylic paint and ink on plywood 121x80cm SOLD
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Memories of the storm ′wind and rolling time; the ridges breathe′ acrylic paint, crayon and ink on plywood 120.5x80cm
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Woodland ′look close at your feet′ acrylic paint and ink on plywood 122x81cm SOLD
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Uncertain sky ′little swifts will sometimes dot the sky, carving arcs of beauty, unaware of the crumbling rocks, the slow tumult below′ acrylic paint and ink on plywood 80x121cm. SOLD
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Saltmarsh creek ′low soft plants and brittle sticks mark where the brackish water lay for a short while′ acrylic paint, crayon and ink on plywood. SOLD
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Little creek in the hills ′there is a quiet tangle on the valley floor. everything is falling′ acrylic paint and ink on plywood 80x120.5cm. SOLD
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Nobody′s home ′breaking rocks, falling into the clotted years′ acrylic paint, pencil and ink on plywood. SOLD
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Headland ′wind from another world has carved the ancient rock and bent the supple plants; singing thoughts that rule the world′ 122.5x81cm
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Woodland dunes ′a sunday coloured parrot will sometimes cut the still air as it makes its improbable way through the leaves′
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Shadow hills ′ the sky will provoke this ocean into sullen anger′ acrylic paint, pencil and ink on plywood