This is the final post I'm uploading for the
Stephen Gayford poetry blog website...
Hundreds of the wildlife prints have been
found on Ebay and auction sales websites
over the last few years, following the closing
of bid.tv, price-drop.tv and speedauction.tv
which sold the wildlife prints on Sky, Freesat
and Freeview channels. So I've been able to
explore beyond the Stephen Gayford Wildlife
Art Evening TV shows and YouTube videos
and the TV presenters and assistants and
their presentations and viewer feedbacks.
I've studied a lot of the wildlife prints and
appreciated some more than others... So
while it's nice to be able to afford the more
common framed prints, I also enjoyed the
larger canvas prints even more. While some
eBay sellers want a fortune for these, it's
nothing compared to some that were sold
on bid.tv by presenters like Peter Simon...
Limited editions could be quite exclusive and
may be limited to just 35 copies worldwide.
So these are worth consideration, whenever
found on the Internet. Thankfully, with the
use of hi-definition cameras, there will be a
few of these displayed with very large images,
perhaps with eBay image file names like the
s-l1600.jpg I've mentioned before. I've also
recommended the www.picclick.co.uk option
to speed up eBay searches for wildlife art:
Stephen Gayford, prints or canvasses and
these images may include the descriptions
and the picture titles for better results...
http://www.ebay.co.uk
http://www.ebay.ie
http://www.picclick.co.uk
http://www.google.co.uk
http://www.google.com
Poems are on http://www.poemhunter.com
Those are here http://denismartindale.co.uk
Beyond the usual current auctions on eBay,
we can refine the results to include any of
the completed listings, thus adding an extra
hundred plus images to study and compare.
These extra filters appear on the left of the
results web pages. We can also save searches
and get email updates sent to us for further
choices each week. So even if we miss out,
we may get second chances later on, but
not so much for the very limited editions...
http://denismartindale.co.uk
You can search for Stephen Gayford poems
here using the artist's name, or the name of
the animals eg lions, tigers and bears... yet
get different results for lion, lions, lionesses,
as well as for cubs... or foals for elephants
and zebra prints.
If I discover even more prints not known of
before, then I can upload the new poems to
the poemhunter.com website as before, so
they will be in addition to the 700+ poems.
HERE IS AN UPDATE ABOUT A FEW MORE PAINTINGS...
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
His eyes looked left and slowly right, beyond his tusks of grey,
Then up towards the clouds of white upon that sunny day,
And there was gratitude within, the joy of life and more,
That innocence that has no sin, that blessing without flaw.
Out of the shadows, he stood there, as he surveyed the scene,
Content to stand and gently stare, majestic yet serene,
As if he knew an inward peace, serenity sublime,
To partake of that Summer breeze that marked the pass of time.
And when I saw him take each stride, I saw tranquillity,
Despite the wrinkles on his hide, he showed no frowns, you see,
The legacy that he had built could rival all Mankind.
Just placid thoughts. No trace of guilt. No burdens left to find.
Yes, life was good, for him at least, so why not take a stroll?
And so that calm yet mighty beast walked to the waterhole,
And there to drink and there to bathe, to watch the world go by,
While unaware of God who gave the land, the sea, the sky.
I knew the Lord who made it all, and filled this world with life,
Such that each day's a miracle, despite Man's share of strife,
And like that elephant, I saw without a single care,
He lived a long life, that's for sure, without a single prayer.
But thankful more than any man that I had ever met,
Despite the lack of any plan or treasures he could get!
Yet I found more, thanks to God's love and that's worth living for,
If you think you've found enough, there's more! There's more! There's more!
Denis Martindale. November 2020.
This poem is about the magnificent painting of
an elephant by wildlife artist Stephen Gayford.
LINKS:
http://denismartindale.co.uk
Poemhunter A to Z poem title list...
http://tinyurl.com/stephen-gayford-wildlife-poems
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/out-of-the-shadows-6/
Shortcut: https://tinyurl.com/out-of-the-shadows-poem
Printer-friendly text-only version:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/out-of-the-shadows-6/
SIBERIAN SIBLINGS
Two tiger cubs, what do they know?
Just siblings side-by-side,
And in the cold, and on the snow
That stretched out far and wide.
They saw it fall from skies above,
So white and crystal clear,
And once considered just enough,
It wouldn't disappear.
So those two cubs then walked around
Upon the settled snow,
Which made a gentle crunching sound
Each step the cubs would go.
The novelty, of course, wore thin,
And so the two laid still,
Not seeing why they should begin
To climb that nearby hill.
The slope would be quite slippery,
A challenge, yet no more,
With nothing but white scenery,
And that now seemed a bore.
Accepting things as they occur,
Content with life as such,
The two cubs settled where they were...
They don't get out that much!
Denis Martindale. November 2020.
This poem is about the magnificent
painting of Siberian tiger cubs by
wildlife artist Stephen Gayford.
LINKS:
http://denismartindale.co.uk
Poemhunter A to Z poem title list...
http://tinyurl.com/denis-martindale-poetry
http://tinyurl.com/denis-martindale-poems
http://tinyurl.com/stephen-gayford-wildlife-poems
http://tinyurl.com/stephen-gayford-titles
Poem shared here:
http://poemhunter.com/poem/siberian-siblings/
Shortcut: https://tinyurl.com/siberian-siblings
Printer-friendly text-only version:
http://poemhunter.com/best-poems/denis-martindale/siberian-siblings/
Denis Martindale, denismartindale@yahoo.com
http://denis-martindale.blogspot.com/2017/10/end.html
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=160_620
HAED finished pieces gallery:
Please click the link and then click on the left
of screen link for "Show Albums and Stories".
http://s1327.photobucket.com/albums/u678/HAED-Gallery/
Several HAED Fantasy Art artists have pictures
on my website click-a-pic full screen galleries
slideshows, including some wildlife pictures.
http://www.fantasyart.ukartists.com/
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