Flower God, God of Spring

Welcome to my Poetry and Painting Blog!

The current selected poem below is by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

FLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful,

Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles,

Here I wander in April

Cold, grey-headed; and still to my

Heart, Spring comes with a bound, Spring the deliverer,

Spring, song-leader in woods, chorally resonant;

Spring, flower-planter in meadows,

Child-conductor in willowy

Fields deep dotted with bloom, daisies and crocuses:

Here that child from his heart drinks of eternity:

O child, happy are children!

She still smiles on their innocence,

She, dear mother in God, fostering violets,

Fills earth full of her scents, voices and violins:

Thus one cunning in music

Wakes old chords in the memory:

Thus fair earth in the Spring leads her performances.

One more touch of the bow, smell of the virginal

Green - one more, and my bosom
Feels new life with an ecstasy.

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 I thought of these words when recently painting outside (en plein air) in a nearby neighborhood. Although the sky was overcast, the color provided by the redbud tree and neighboring flowers inspired me. "Redbud Reverie" 8x10" oil on panel.

Other notes:

I am honored that my oil painting, "Sonatina" (below 10x8" oil on panel) was given second place award in the Small Treasures Show at the Cary Gallery of Artists. 

COMING EVENT:

By invitation, I will have a solo show "Celebrating Color and Light" at the Page Walker Arts and History Center in downtown Cary, NC. This show is sponsored by the Town of Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources. 

You are invited to join me at the reception there
on Friday, June 26th at 6pm.

Exhibit dates are June 23rd to August 16.

119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC 27513 (919) 460-4963

Also...

Victoria Park Florist is featuring a collection of my artwork. 
If you are in the neighborhood, please stop by to see it. 

1129 Weaver Dairy Rd

in Timberlyne Shopping Center

Chapel Hill, NC 27571

phone: 919 967 9394

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You may see more of my art and to follow other showings and events, visit

KarenMeredithArt.com

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