Monday, July 9, 2012

The Garden at Dusk

The grass is cut, even some of the whipper snipping, and now we do the wander about ritual while the sun sets. Next to dawn this is my favourite time of day. The air cools, the bullfrogs start to sing. The land seems hushed.

Walking back along my studio wall towards the woods
Up the stairs and through the arch, Rosa Henry Hudson is having a fine year
The Stone People, who will probably party as soon as we leave
Through another arch to the pond
The pond at dusk, even the water lilies have closed their flowers for the night
Last light on the stone wall





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  1. RosieKJuly 9, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    What a very beautiful garden you have Liz - the images are beautiful too

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    1. Liz Davidson / Artist NotebookJuly 11, 2012 at 6:49 AM

      Thanks so much Rosie, as you can tell I love it, and it is the source of constant inspiration...and work.

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  2. Altoon SultanJuly 9, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    So incredibly beautiful! and I love the stone people. That must have been a lot of work.

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    1. Liz Davidson / Artist NotebookJuly 11, 2012 at 6:55 AM

      Thanks Altoon, the stone people ended up marking an old barn foundation that we uncovered parts of, didn't know what to do at that time with the stones so just placed them. They fall over and get get up frequently. They also lose their heads.

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  3. Noela MillsJuly 10, 2012 at 2:51 AM

    What a glorious garden - such a contrast to the winter - when do you get time to create art??

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    1. Liz Davidson / Artist NotebookJuly 11, 2012 at 6:57 AM

      Thanks Noella, I am so glad we have such strong seasons, love gardening , but love winter when I can work in the studio with out the siren call. And by fall I'm ready!

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  4. JenniferJuly 10, 2012 at 4:50 AM

    What a glorious garden you have! Tell me, do the stone people dance and frolic in the dusk and rising sun? Do they sing and whisper their stories to you?

    I have a friend who paints the most amazing cairns and hers do...at to me and a few others. Can't access her site at the moment, but search on Susan Makara if you want.

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    1. Liz Davidson / Artist NotebookJuly 11, 2012 at 7:01 AM

      They do Jennifer, Margaret Atwood has a great line in a poem called Resurrection, where she talks about "the stone voices of the land", I have always love that. And thats for the link, I will check that out.

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