Look back in sorrow 2

Artist: Helene Kippert
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Look back in sorrow 2

Beached
did i think
if I left my body untended
momentarily
I would lose the way back
drown in my mother’s image
who is lost
and drifting aimlessly
in unknown shoreless seas
did I make
of thought an anchor
and a crown
a heavy chainbound god
to whom I clung
in desperation
bereft
with nothing else
to call my own
the world I inhabit
is not my own
I squat
on the shore
counting and recounting
particles of sand
my father’s house
is crumbling to the ground
if I am finally set adrift
washed free by waves
and pulled
into the tidal swell
all markers will be lost
and I
a piece of driftwood
bleached to bone
might drift to shore again
might not return

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hatefueled

mm, looks like you used watercolours!
Helene Kippert

I used inks for this Paula – but I can’t resist playing around with my stuff on computer! How did your presentation go?
Jessica Tremp

beautiful face and great colours Helene
Craig Shillington

Very expressive!! WOW!!
Helene Kippert

Thanks Jessica. :o)
Helene Kippert

Another wow – Craig I think you’re spoiling me!!
hatefueled

the presentaion went fine, but she didnt like my bit on peter griffen, too much like an advert n not enough like an essay :( but the rest was good :D
Helene Kippert

Glad to hear it went well. :o) Did you find a local artist to include, or was that peter griffen?
hatefueled

yep, peter griffen is an abstract expressionist in melbourne/sydney.
bobdollar

Very beautiful! Good luck :D
Helene Kippert

Thanks Bobdollar. :o)
Marilyn Brown

I really like this portrait, I love its looseness and the way it conveys a melancholy emotion.
Helene Kippert

Thanks MBartworks.
Cathie Sherwood

Have been doing work with grief for years, this encapsulates all the emotions and synthesises them into an overall moment! The drops look like tears, but not attached to her necessarily….LOVE IT!
Is it a possible to use in a book down the track, obviously with you as artist!??
Helene Kippert

Me too Cathie – this actually came from my own grief work – an attempt to embody what I was feeling at the time. RB is talking about introducing art books some time in the future. I haven’t really thought about it but you never know I guess. Thanks for your comment.
Josepmestres

Very expressive. A good work.
Helene Kippert

Thanks Josepmestres.
Mandy Moore

It’s a self-portrait, isn’t it? It’s so full of emotion. I also like the words you wrote to go with it, Helene.
bicozikan

I absolutely ADORE this!
Excellent use of colour and texture
Helene Kippert

Thanks bicozikan :o)
Weshon Hornsby

your works are so beautiful!
Helene Kippert

Thanks Weshon!
DawsonImages

Evocative work
Helene Kippert

Thanks Mike :o)
Rose Moxon

hi helene… this is wonderful
blamo

very expressive …............. well crafted
Rusty Woodward...

A poignant and very emotional image beautifully rendered! I just love it! Who wouldn’t?
Antanas

great work, well done
brian pendrey

great work
helene ruiz

excellent as usual coming from you! very nice
aspectsoftmk

the art is soft and brings a warm feeling to my soul…the words touch my heart deeply. the combination brings light… very nice…very very nice…terri
Marita McVeigh

not sure which one of these is my favorite one? They are all very nice.
Lam Tran

Wow! Great painting! Love the bleedingness!
sra58

This is very nice.
Sharon A.
KazM

I feel the pathos of both the pic and the words.
Going down to the sea
has often been a way for me to deal with emotional upheavals.
They have a new degree at our local uni called artshealth.
If I was younger I would be tempted. I think art can often be a way to release, deal with and move on from emotional events.