Spring of New Hope

Spring always brings with it a sense of new birth and regeneration and I don’t think this could be more meaningful or more welcoming for everyone than its arrival in 2021. Evidence of Spring is abundant all around us; from the fresh cut flowers on our kitchen tables to the vibrant carpets of wild flowers and sweet aroma of blossoms in the surrounding countryside. It’s a time to awaken the senses again and embrace all that Mother Nature has to offer.  

My painting titled “Spring of New Hope” was inspired to capture the very essence of what its title suggests through the application of bright, fresh colours and textures. The setting is Highclere,  located in the heart of the Hampshire countryside where I live.  For centuries Hampshire has been the fertile soil for local artists and some of England’s greatest writers: Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and John Keats, to name a few.  Their works were often inspired by the picturesque villages, rugged pastures and heathlands and rolling wooded hills and vales of this predominantly rural county.  

Spring has always been my favorite season and this one for me is definitely about rebirth, refocus and rejuvenation. As we all strive to move forward, let us embrace the arrival of this fresh new season with a little less weight on our shoulders and  a “Spring in our step”.