Winter-Ice
“Ice” belong to the Series-” Winter”...
Watercolour on Arches Paper…
Midwinter spring is its own season
Sempiternal though sodden towards sundown,
Suspended in time, between pole and tropic.
When the short day is brightest, with frost and fire,
The brief sun flames the ice, on pond and ditches,
In windless cold that is the heart’s heat,
Reflecting in a watery mirror
A glare that is blindness in the early afternoon.
And glow more intense than blaze of branch, or brazier,
Stirs the dumb spirit: no wind, but pentecostal fire
In the dark time of the year. Between melting and freezing
The soul’s sap quivers. There is no earth smell
Or smell of living thing. This is the spring time
But not in time’s covenant. Now the hedgerow
Is blanched for an hour with transitory blossom
Of snow, a bloom more sudden
Than that of summer, neither budding nor fading,
Not in the scheme of generation.
Where is the summer, the unimaginable
Zero summer? T.S. Eliot
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coppertrees
Wow,this is so different I got lost in it. Fantastic piece Janis ,I really like it.
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks Vickie…you are really fast….I hope you liked the Eliot as well…I always take such care in choosing or writing verse to go with my paintings, but I don’t know how many people read them…
coppertrees
It was perfect for the picture. I always read however I do not know if everyone else does.I really sit and look at the work. This one I expected my breath to show lol.
Janis Zroback replied
The irony is that I choose or write the verses long after I paint the picture…it’s serendipity….
Karin Taylor
very beautiful Janis…i love the dark bits in the centre, and the fading out from their….
love the way the watercolour had bled into the paper, and the lovely effects :)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you…watercolour is all about learning to control the medium, at the same time that you are letting it do it’s thing…I’m glad you like it….
VanSnuG
Totally ROCK! Different but surely as Beautiful. :-)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much….
Alison Pearce
Fantastic!
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks Alison for that “fantastic….
webbie
LOVEEEEEE this great job.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much…glad you love it…
Mary Campbell
Wonderful creation, I thought it might be on linen very similar to some I saw, but on arches paper that’s amazing.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you Mary…
AndyReeve
Beautiful Janis.
Janis Zroback replied
Thanks so much Andy….
Tron
Beautifully done!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you…glad you like it.
Lucindawind
fantastic work !
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you…glad you love it..
Susan Moss
Love it, your use of colour is fabulous
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you for your great comment and adding me to your watch list Susan…
Florence Artur
Beautiful colors and textures!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Florence…
Jan Piller
What a stunning abstract – I love the colours in this one!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you Jan…glad you love my work…
Logan Fulcher
Ah yes. Yet another one of your fine pieces that is an exemplary example of what I try to achieve with my artistic photography. Wow. Thank you for the motivation.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much…I’m so pleased you find my work inspirational…it encourages me to do more…
John Fish
wonderful texture and colors. so spontaneous and also organic
Janis Zroback replied
That’s exactly what it was John…very spontaneous….thank you so much and welcome to my pages…
avalyn
wonderful strong colours….an effect I enjoy in water-colour….congratulations on the feature!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much and welcome to my pages…
amarica
Gorgeous Janis!! Congratulations on being featured in the Abstract Art group!!
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Amarica…