New beginning

 

Feel the light

intensifying

from here on

for a while

revitalising my soul

and making my day.

 

by Scooj

Futile

 

To hope against hope

is an unhappy pursuit

which will end in tears.

 

by Scooj

High Flyer

 

Reaching for the stars

is as much as minions

can ever hope for.

 

by Scooj

 

Run for life

.

Sea of vibrant pink
powerful message of hope;
run to beat cancer.

.

by Scooj

London

 

There is little one

can say or do, nothing seems

to make it better.

 

by Scooj

 

Hope

 

Azure blue heaven

fills my heart with hope, lately

in such short supply.

 

by Scooj

745. The Bearpit (62)

The ‘paint Jam’ organised on 8 April coincided with a beautiful and sunny Spring day. Unfortunately, there were not as many artists as one might have hoped for, but it was all a bit last-minute, so any turn out was good.

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

I came across an artist I had not met before, but whose work has recently been creeping onto my radar…Sirens. I stopped and chatted for a while with this really interesting artist, who likes to grab people’s attention in places where they least expect it. He has been working with painting on plastic sheeting suspended between trees in local woodlands, drawing attention to his ideas in unusual places.

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

Much of his work contains an environmental theme and messages, contrasting beauty with urban landscapes. This piece ‘head for hope’ reminds me a little of the scene in the Terry Gilliam film ‘Brazil’ where the car drives along a road with high walls, beyond which is beautiful countryside. Look out for more from Sirens here.

Explaining it to a child

.

We live in dark times

Where self-interest Trumps all

And hope is suppressed.

.

by Scooj.

Momentum

 

Now I’m motoring

got the bit between my teeth

nothing can stop me.

 

by Scooj

Impatient

.

Come Spring and banish

these long nights and impotent 

days. Bring me succour. 

.

by Scooj