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illumination, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, light, London, photography, poetry, Robert Herrick, Thames, water
I send, I send here my supremest kiss
To thee, my silver-footed
Thamesis.
No more shall I reiterate thy Strand,
Whereon so many stately
structures stand:
Nor in the summer sweeter evenings go
To bathe in thee,
as thousand others do;
No more shall I along thy crystall glide
In barge
with boughs and rushes beautifi’d…
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When I first saw these stunning photos all I could do was keep looking but as I came to the last photo, your work came to mind, and I thought, “ah, soon we’ll see some new work of Diana’s.” As I read through the comments, I am delighted to know this is a possibility.
This time, it was the first photo that reminded me of your work. In fact, this viewing brought your work to mind in each photo. Every time I look at these, I see something I did not see the first time. Really enjoyed this post, Diana.
Karen
Lovely comment Karen! You inspire me to actually do some paintings.
Love the Millenium Bridge shots, especially!
Thanks Emily – I did a whole series of those as it kept changing colour!
These are magical, Diana. My favourite is the very last one. Happy Weekend to you
Thank you Kathryn – you like the nocturne too! Enjoy your weekend too.
Lovely images and verse. St Paul’s hovers somehow disconnected in its whiteness. I think the last image is truly a nocturne. You have pushed it in a very painterly direction!
Thanks – the last is definitely almost a painting. I will be doing some paintings inspired by these soon!
Something for me to anticipate! I love your watery images Diana.
My route home from work takes me over either Battersea Bridge or the rail bridge from Victoria and every time I see the bridges illuminated I always think of Whistler… I agree, he would have approved.
Those Chelsea/Battersea bridges are my favourite bridges at normal times. The spirit of Whistler survives.