Alison Staite's (
Lens and pencil) postcard reached me just in time before I took off to Singapore.
What can I say? Beautiful in its monochrome colours, with a serenity and quietude that captures your spirit.
"...but oh, wait a minute...what is that behind the tree stirring this peace...? Oh look, a deer! There...to the right! Oh, and another one,..! Aren't they so beautiful?"
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| Winter in Richmond Park |
A story...this is what Alison's postcard is about. And reading her story in her own handwriting, makes it personal. Gives it life. Movement.
I know you would like Richmond Park. Some of the old oak trees. like the one I have painted here are so contorted and bizarre they seem unreal.
The park is full of deer who eat the lower branches. This gives the trees a manicured loo, some of them like lollipops - like the ones in the distance on my postcard.
The rest of the park is covered in rough grass and bracken. All this surrounded by a huge continuous wall enclosing the area 10km2 - that's three times the size Central Park in New York. I am so lucky to have this on my doorstep!
Come and visit!
Stirs the desire to look again. Closer.
And simply enjoy.
Links re Richmond Park, London
