As the nights draw in
darkness ooozes through the house
screen illuminates
by Scooj
Tag: Night
2847. St Werburghs tunnel (162)
Sweet and simple, this is a classy piece of writing in the tunnel from Nightwayss. His recent awakening with the start of sprinng has been put on hold, just like all the other artists by the Covid-19 outbreak and lock down rules. I think it would be hard to justify spraying a wall as essential exercise. Some artists have taken to painting on boards in their gardens/yards and I will get my board out of the greenhouse, just as soon as the robins that have taken up residence in there have hatched and fledged
Sometimes less is more and I think that is the case with this piece from Nightwayss. There is something about this that is very easy on the eye, its simplicity, the font style perhaps. Just because it is simple doesn’t mean it is easy. Great care has been taken with the piece and it is not a simple throw up, just look at the background for evidence of that. A nice one from Nightwayss.
Shortest day in sight
The darkness will lift
daylight will return to us
things won’t feel so bad
by Scooj
Office relic
Darkness has fallen
alone I sit and peer out
at street lights below
by Scooj
Wish
.
Saw a shooting star
I forgot to make a wish
is it still valid?
.
by Scooj
Night sky
Something magical
when a dog looks at the stars
in complete darkness
does he share my sense of awe,
feel our insignificance?
by Scooj
1791. Upfest 2018 (67)
Probably not seen by many visitors to Upfest because of its location, this magnificent piece by Dan Kitchener was sited on yet another of this year’s new walls. It has to be said that the Upfest organisers, led by Steve and Emma have done an incredible job with finding new locations for artists to paint.
Although I had a map of where all the artists would be, I kind of stumbled upon Dan Kitchener at work. There were very few other visitors watching on, unlike some of the more central venues.
I went back to the site a week or two after Upfest to be sure that the scaffolding was down and only then could really appreciate the magnitude of this piece. I love Dan Kitchener’s work, and although the style is familiar, it is the little details in his pieces that I find so compelling.
The night sky alight with neon signs in a Tokyoesque city and rain falling on the road and pavements that reflect the signs so beautifully. The whole thing is heaving with atmosphere, bustle, dampness and nighttime.
For me though, my favourite bits are the individual characters under their umbrellas, and Dan Kitchener usually positions one of these closer to the foreground to provide a focal point for the scene. An absolute masterpiece.
Night visitors
Vagabonds and thieves
shady felons of the night;
clothes hang from a door.
by Scooj
* Guess who didn’t sleep too well last night?
Night visitor
At four forty nine
the stairs creak and I wake up
a nightmare enters.
by Scooj
Nature calling
In the early hours
I rise from my bed; sublime
bird song surrounds me.
by Scooj
