Meticulous Detail! Poem by Denis Martindale

Consider artists all alone,
Devoted to each task,
When sometimes standing on their own,
Nobody else to ask,
Unless by prayer they seek advice,
Their instincts have to do,
Perhaps self-taught, now thought as wise,
Or simply painting through...

Yet there are those that seek the best,
They strive beyond the norm,
Till everyone will be impressed
By paintings that they form...
Then every detail must be right,
No matter, near or far,
When wisdom leads to more insight,
To show things as they are...

Consider all the extra days,
The weeks, the months, the years,
For then they're worthy of some praise
As great artwork appears...
Such that they're printed and portrayed
In homes across the globe,
In golden frames to be displayed
As emblems of Man's hope...


Denis Martindale September 2017.


A poem based on the magnificent Stephen Gayford
wildlife paintings. Google search phrases
gayford prints and Stephen Gayford poetry
and also for Heaven and Earth Designs...