“The Fall of Mariupol; Spring 2022”

Size 40″ x 32″

Acrylic on Canvas

Date 08/09/22 

Suggested Min Price £100

Notes

Turned through 90 deg it can be called  “Misty Spring Morning Swanage” as a portrait painting.

This canvas started life as “Weymouth Harbour” but I decided it was too dark. The whitened canvas then became “Swanage at Sunrise” which was just as dark. 

This was in Portrait form. Tipped over on its side I liked it as  “Mariupol” that was then under Russian bombardment. But no-one wanted to be reminded of the war. 

It was like a modern Turner, indeterminate sooner than abstract. I could look at it and imagine shapes for hours.

Then along came a Birthday Card with a spray of blossom that I was going to paint on a white background.  I had the inspiration to paint it on top of Mariupol.

Thus you get the implication that despite the efforts of mankind to destroy itself, uncaring Nature carries on.