Inspired by the poem “The Blue Wren in the Hop-Bush” by John Shaw Neilson.
I love watching the blue wrens darting around my garden. They're impossibly quick, rarely sitting still for more than a moment. I wanted to capture one of those fleeting pauses, surrounded by the soft greens and golden flowers of the hop bush. That brilliant blue against the gentle background is something I never tire of.
By John Shaw Neilson
His home is in the wild hop, in brown and lemon green,
And all the orange followers of gold that come between:
He often says, to mock me, “How slow of soul are you!”
And he puts into the broad sunshine his melody of blue.
The bushman’s joke is gentle in long November days:
He fears the blue light of his friend may set the world ablaze;
And the blue friend says, to mock me, “How slow of foot are you!”
And he puts into the broad sunshine his melody of blue.
All children who have seen him are gladder for all time:
He spells Romance and Comedy, his body is a chime;
And he often says to my heart, “How thin of blood are you!”
And he puts into the broad sunshine his melody of blue.
Every painting is hand-wrapped by me with a handwritten note — a piece of my studio sent straight to your home.
Original painting 50 × 50cm wide Acrylic on Canvas
$895 including GST. Small postage cost calculated at checkout.
Inspired by the poem “The Blue Wren in the Hop-Bush” by John Shaw Neilson.
I love watching the blue wrens darting around my garden. They're impossibly quick, rarely sitting still for more than a moment. I wanted to capture one of those fleeting pauses, surrounded by the soft greens and golden flowers of the hop bush. That brilliant blue against the gentle background is something I never tire of.
By John Shaw Neilson
His home is in the wild hop, in brown and lemon green,
And all the orange followers of gold that come between:
He often says, to mock me, “How slow of soul are you!”
And he puts into the broad sunshine his melody of blue.
The bushman’s joke is gentle in long November days:
He fears the blue light of his friend may set the world ablaze;
And the blue friend says, to mock me, “How slow of foot are you!”
And he puts into the broad sunshine his melody of blue.
All children who have seen him are gladder for all time:
He spells Romance and Comedy, his body is a chime;
And he often says to my heart, “How thin of blood are you!”
And he puts into the broad sunshine his melody of blue.
Every painting is hand-wrapped by me with a handwritten note — a piece of my studio sent straight to your home.
Original painting 50 × 50cm wide Acrylic on Canvas
$895 including GST. Small postage cost calculated at checkout.
