Whispering Shadows (30 x 30cm)
**Words by Amber L-J**
Occasionally, I have been allowed to see a magical world, which disappears as quickly as it arrives.
I am not able to predict when the light shines through the cluster of trees outside the landing window, and it’s beautiful outcome: a dramatic silhouette across the mauve wall. For a moment, the whispering shadows are able to speak, exclaim even, over the idyllic roses. For a moment, they seek desperately to come to the forefront; They no longer wish to be the understudy, but the main spectacle of my viewing.
I am astonished to discover a new element of these roses, purely by coincidence. I was once gifted these flowers: a timeless ritual and a kindness that will always be rewarded.
The amorous rose always speaks to someone special. The sentiment is then treasured for some time, as the flowers open themselves to us and reveal mother nature in her glory. I cup one of the roses to my nose, breathing in its pale, snowy petals.
Their purity proves to me the sincerest of intentions. I feel their loving and tranquil presence just steps from my bedroom, in the hallway.
I am also eager to get my timings right, and to see the theatrical shadows cast once more.
The pleasure of fresh flowers in my home is the gift which keeps on giving.
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During a specific period in Lisa’s art career, she was ‘obsessed’ with white roses for their “beauty, purity and tragedy”. The original acrylic painting, Whispering Shadows, was painted and sold at the ‘Open Door Gallery’ in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, in 2014. When citing her inspiration, Lisa said:
“I came downstairs one day and a stream of light was coming through the glass in the door from between the trees outside and hitting the vase of roses, casting a beautiful shadow across the wall. Two minutes later, and it was gone.”
From this quotation, we see Lisa’s Whispering Shadows as the permanency of a fleeting, magical moment where the trajectory of light exaggerates the form of the flowers.
White roses, as Lisa explains, are never really white as there are so many colours that are hidden in their folds and shadows. As they are an artistic challenge in themselves, white roses can be viewed as an endless source of inspiration and a reminder to push our creative boundaries.
Due to this painting’s popularity, it was also commissioned and repainted on a larger scale, titled ‘Dancing Shadows’, in 2015.
Dancing Shadows (70 x 100cm)
‘Whispering Shadows’ is still available as a signed and limited edition fine art giclée print on beautiful-quality, thick etching paper. It is also available as a framed piece, with either a shallow or deep coastal wooden frame.
Whispering Shadows: Framing Option
For more purchase details about this giclée print and framing, please visit Lisa’s website.
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