Song at Sunset, ©2012-13. Oil, ink, powdered pigment on panel with etched glass. Song at Sunset Splendor of ended day floating and filling me, Hour prophetic, hour resuming the past, Inflating my throat, you divine average, You earth and life till the last ray gleams I sing. Open mouth of my soul uttering gladness, Eyes… Continue reading Song at Sunset
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Constellations
Constellations, ©2013. Ink, pencil, watercolor.
A bit of golden summer sun
A Bit of Golden Summer Sun, ©2013. Ink on paper. Why the Daisies are White Once upon a time a quarrel rose, ‘Tis said, between impatient Spring And that old Greybeard Winter, who Yet longer to his throne would cling. “My turn it is,” quoth Mistress Spring, “To reign, and clothe the earth anew. How… Continue reading A bit of golden summer sun
Paper White Moon Glow
Paper White Moon Glow, ©2013. Ink on paper.
The Current’s Ear
The Current’s Ear, ©2013. Unique pigment print on paper. I heard it in my blood, felt you sink and vanish. Their flashlights shone like fireflies. Past the darkling dune, they watched for you after the last lone star was laid to rest and I had turned away. Sarah Figlio ©2013 The Art Of Drowning I… Continue reading The Current’s Ear
Star Quilt
Star Quilt, © 2013. Oil and ink on panel with etched glass.
Summer Moonlit Garden
Summer Moonlit Garden, ©2013. Ink and oil pastel on paper. Summer midnight joined in circles, phloxes and coneflowers keep rhythm with constellations ’til the sun and moon go down. By dawn light in the water bucket tumbled down petals launch like life rafts crossing the sea of whirling vortices to rescue the stranded beetles. Sarah Figlio… Continue reading Summer Moonlit Garden
Betwixt the Eve and Morn
Betwixt the Eve and Morn, ©2013 from the almanac of vanished years. Ink and acrylic on paper.
Gold Against Blue
The Only Gold I Ever Cared, ©2013. Oil, ink, on panel with etched glass. PEACE ON EARTH The Archer is wake! The Swan is flying! Gold against blue An Arrow is lying. There is hunting in heaven— Sleep safe till to-morrow. The Bears are abroad! The Eagle is screaming! Gold against blue Their eyes are… Continue reading Gold Against Blue
Drought and barren fields
Barren Black Sun, oil and wax on panel, 6″x6″ inches, ©2012. With all the overflow, one might quickly forget that a summer ago fields were parched and crops were dying, and fruit trees that blossomed in the early warmth bore little fruit after late frosts. The way in which things are not…after a rare and… Continue reading Drought and barren fields