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November 30, 2009November 15, 2011 | willbartonart

Ink drawing on paper 71cm x 46cm

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THE VANITY OF PEACOCKS Ink drawing on paper 30cm x 40cm In different realms of human culture peacock feathers are seen as both lucky and unlucky. They’ve been used as symbols by royalty, warriors and afflicted by the ridiculous ‘evil-eye’ concept. I have no respect for any of the above and see them as a thing of beauty which is why I wanted to make a drawing. Strange interpretations and uses of nature inflame our human tendency to show off. Which is precisely what the peacock is doing. Perhaps it all makes sense after all! #contemporaryart #natureart #artist #fineart #freepaintersandsculptors #willbartonart #originalartwork #graphicart #freelanceartist

THE ANCESTORS 35cm x 25cm Ink drawing on paper. And there they are living in your dreams and memories…#drawing #artistandillustrator #illustration #artlife #artstudio #freepaintersandsculptors #fineart #artgalleries #aworldwithtwomoons #artdiary #wheredoesitcomefrom #imaginaryhorses #theancestors #poet #willbartonart

THE HUMAN VORTEX 35cm x 25cm Ink drawing on paper. In frail realities, principles dissolve. Fragile filaments and fantasies. Fail to bring light. Despite resolve. Conflicted laws and disrespected entities. Inflame the information nodes. Which ends in wars. Their appetite creates new codes. The human vortex explodes. #illustrator #artist #illustration #fineart #artlife #original #concept #authenticity #freepaintersandsculptors #creativemind #mentalheath

THE HUMAN VORTEX 35cm x 25cm Ink on paper. In frail realities, principles dissolve. Fragile filaments and fantasies fail to bring light. Despite resolve. Conflicted laws and disrespected entities. Inflame the information nodes. Which ends in wars. Their appetite creates new codes. The human vortex explodes. #artistpoet #artist #poet #fineart #artistsoninstagram #poetsofinstagram #willbartonart #artlife #freepaintersandsculptors #politicalartandpoetry #originalthought #selfdetermination #stopallwars #existentialism #metaphysics

SPRING TULIPS 41cm x 30cm Watercolour, ink & coloured pencil on paper. We bring in flowers to lift our spirits and to think of those who made us. My parents live on in my memory and the things they loved are touchstones for me. On a beautiful day in England I cannot be indifferent to the cruelty being unleashed in the world. If the simplicity of flowers in a vase seems inadequate then do not give them to your love or place them on a grave, for they are an essence offered honestly. #artist #fineart #illustrator #illustration #freepaintersandsculptors #poet #artgalleries #painting #willbartonart #artlife #flowers #symbolism #artistsoninstagram #artlovers #visualthinking #prints

BAMBOO BOX 35cm x 25cm Acrylic inks on paper. Making and taking inspiration from gardens has been a passion ever since my parents let me have a patch of ground to grow marigolds. The arrival of Spring is always a special time and symbolises the joy of new life. This painting is based on a box of bamboo which was a centre piece in a garden I left a few years ago but the vibrant burst of colour reminds me of the importance of enjoying all the riches of the natural world. For me the garden is a place of memories but holds the promise of better times ahead. #artgardens #fineart #artistsoninstagram #artstudio #apassionforgardens #bamboo #acrylicpainting #artlife #freepaintersandsculptors #spring #visualthinking #willbartonart

THE AFTERLIFE OF LOVE 35cm x 25cm Ink on paper. Where lovers tryst. Perhaps there is an afterlife of love. In memory and in dreams. Sometimes we insist. It was a heart. I saw between the trees. But then it’s gone. Like birds which disappear in mist. #poetry #poet #publishers #fineart #willbartonart #freepaintersandsculptors #visualthinking #illustration #illustrator #apoetryofplaces #landscape #artlife #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #inkdrawingart #artgalleries #thepoetrybooth

THE RETURN 35cm x 25cm Ink on paper. We turn away to return again some day… #drawing #landscape #inkdrawing #fineart #artistsoninstagram #willbartonart #freepaintersandsculptors #artgalleries #illustration #illustrator #poet #trees #nature #birds #apoetry ofplaces #artstudio #artlife #mentalhealth #artherapy #visualthinking

THE ART BOOM 30cm x 20cm Acrylic paint on paper. When my primary school teacher said to me ‘you should go to art school’ I didn’t know that one day I would see the words ‘art school bombed’ as a news headline. There is no adequate level of contempt that I can express for these crimes against humanity. It’s not a case of one war being worse than any other. We fail and we fail again and again and again. There is no justification for any of them. Such ugly, grotesque acts of cowardice shame the perpetrators but really, to some extent, we are all complicit with our willingness to turn away from the abuse of human rights across the world. I doubt that humanity will ever be cured of these perverse contradictions but cynical acceptance of oligarchy, murder, and the lies of little politicians will only debase and destroy more lives. #art #war #contradictions #crimesagainsthumanity #ukraine #freepaintersandsculptors #stopwar #humanfolly #fineart #willbartonart #artgalleries #poet #politicalart #political #artschool

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