REALLY, REALLY LIMITED!

Sometimes a painting's chosen for
A limited release,
A canvas copy to adore,
A really special piece...
Such that collectors rally round,
To study what was done,
Perhaps in silence, not a sound,
Amazed, yes, every one...

Or on TV, the sale was set,
Just like a free-for-all,
Until the highest price was met
That seemed a miracle!
Just thirty-five, no more, no less,
Each signed for folks like me,
Authentic, with no need to guess,
Despatched so carefully!

Then, on my wall, for all to view,
My pride and joy right there,
It's true, it's numbered twenty-two,
Yet it's beyond compare...
The artist's name so clearly seen,
So others can invest,
Just pay the price, if just as keen,
That your home could be blessed!


Denis Martindale July 2017.


A poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
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FRAMOUS!

Imagine born some time ago,
To grow, then go to School,
To learn all things you're meant to know
And thinking life's so cool...
Then leaving School, to learn skills well,
Such that great art gets known,
Such that you've got a tale to tell,
Your artworks meant to own...

Then paintings come as good as gold,
Respected far and wide,
So fame itself can then take hold
And fill your heart with pride...
Yet wisdom calms that spirit, too,
Humility brings peace,
God's grace then comes in all you do,
God's wonders never cease...

So famous though you truly are,
Your paintings are the key,
Though you still prove the rising star
Till all that you can be...
The legacy you leave behind
Transcends both time and space,
Because God blessed your heart and mind
With talents... skills... and grace...


Denis Martindale July 2017.


A poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife paintings. Google search phrases
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REMARKABLE

Some artists add a final touch,
Their first sketch of their art,
The one that helped them oh so much
Before they could take part...
And so that sketch in black and white
Portrays a certain style,
As if the artists got it right,
Then went the extra mile...

It's seen on many modern prints,
Of lions, tigers, bears,
A gentle face in subdued tints,
No treetops, streams or lairs...
It's just a token that portrays
That small things can be great
And how the artists spent their days
In new ways to create...

For details grant us so much more
And last, the creatures' eyes...
On seeing what those creatures saw,
Their thoughts we realise...
So look out for these extras, too,
They symbolise by faith
How artists plan what they must do,
The details they must save...


Denis Martindale July 2017.


The black and white sketches are called remarques.

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CONTENTMENT, TOO

Two lions let the day pass by,
Contentment there to share,
As if no reason they should cry,
Or kneel as if in prayer...
No solemn thoughts consumed their minds,
Though death was part of life
And conscience killed presents no signs,
No burden, guilt or strife...

The predators do what they do,
They don't want leaves or grass,
They seek fresh meat, new bones to chew,
To them, these are first class...
And Man must choose what he would eat,
Accept God's laws if changed,
Cook food till safe and quite complete,
Eat from clean plates arranged...

So we're no different to dismiss
Their lifestyle choices, friends...
If each, in truth, knows how life is,
Or, in time, comprehends...
The lions merely eat their prey,
Then, satisfied, they rest,
They eat to live another day,
Then see themselves as blessed...


Denis Martindale July 2017.


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ADORABLE, TOO

The cheetah looked adorable,
A specimen sublime,
Pristine and like a miracle
And truly in its prime...
Alert to scents upon the air
And sounds that came nearby,
A predator beyond compare,
With food in full supply...

What then would such a cheetah need,
Except a mate to choose?
A fellow cheetah to succeed
And rarely ever lose...
No cheetah lives forever more
And soon each cheetah's gone,
With such a mate, their line was sure,
To gamely carry on...

A dozen years can come and go,
Each numbered day departs,
With cheetahs born and blessed to grow,
Until new life then starts...
If Man proves not to be extreme,
So cheetahs co-exist,
Then Nature holds on to the dream,
That cheetahs will persist...


Denis Martindale July 2017.


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GREAT BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN!

An artist learns his skills at home,
Such that he studies all
And yet it's known, leave home and roam,
Find some great miracle...
And when God's birds are seen anew,
Their plumage comes to mind,
Their coloured wings of red and blue,
Or peacocks, so refined...

Wherever artists come to rest,
Perhaps new birds they'll see,
Or by their little songs feel blessed,
Should these bring harmony...
We may not know each bird by sight,
Yet artists study well,
As if to capture each delight,
Each has a tale to tell...

So when an artist of renown,
Gets all such details done,
His paintings found in every town
To celebrate such fun,
Then I'm impressed and blessed by these,
When loved from coast-to-cost
And yet of all God's birds that please,
I love the Robin most!


Denis Martindale July 2017.


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