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
Southern diptych acrylic paint, inks, crayon & pencil on plywood 156x122cm
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
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
Memories of the storm ′wind and rolling time; the ridges breathe′ acrylic paint, crayon and ink on plywood 120.5x80cm
Woodland ′look close at your feet′ acrylic paint and ink on plywood 122x81cm SOLD
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
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
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
Nobody′s home ′breaking rocks, falling into the clotted years′ acrylic paint, pencil and ink on plywood. SOLD
Headland ′wind from another world has carved the ancient rock and bent the supple plants; singing thoughts that rule the world′ 122.5x81cm
Woodland dunes ′a sunday coloured parrot will sometimes cut the still air as it makes its improbable way through the leaves′
Shadow hills ′ the sky will provoke this ocean into sullen anger′ acrylic paint, pencil and ink on plywood