I dwell in Possibility

Oil on canvas 36 x 26in (91.4 x 66 x 2cm)

An intriguing oil painting of a figure and her Barn owl amidst the swirling tendrils and leaves hinting at the coming Autumn. The picture is titled ‘I dwell in Possibility’ after the poem of the same name by Emily Dickinson.

I dwell in Possibility -

A fairer House than Prose -

More numerous of Windows -

Superior - for Doors -

Of Chambers as the Cedars -

Impregnable of eye -

And for an everlasting Roof

The Gambrels of the Sky -

Of Visitors - the fairest -

For Occupation - This -

The spreading wide my narrow Hands

To gather Paradise -

Dickinson was referring to the freedom that she found in writing poetry as opposed to prose. Poems can be less linear and so aren’t necessarily bound by the laws of reason and expectation. I feel that this applies to painting too. The meanings and symbolism in painting are often not tethered to words and language but formed in the colours and textures of the paint. The interpretation is down to the viewer.

The picture has been painted using high quality oil paints on a hand-stretched triple primed canvas. The painting continues around the sides of the canvas and it comes with appropriate fixings ready to hang straight onto your wall.

A coat of Gamvar varnish has been applied to protect the painted surface from dust and UV light. The work is signed on the front and a catalogued certificate of authenticity is attached to the back. The artwork will be carefully packaged and sent fully insured via a tracked courier.