Evelyn
and Lyndon Pugh’s ‘Paintings and Poems’ displays the individual
experience of each as they experience the beauty of nature through both
watercolor and word.
Husband and wife team Lyndon and Evelyn Pugh explore their love of nature in all of her forms in their beautiful collection, Paintings and Poems. Using imagery from Lyndon’s moving poems, Evelyn showcases key elements of each in her vivid and striking watercolors.
Examining
and relating their love of the world around them to the page, Evelyn
and Lyndon display both the lovely and the dark aspects of nature.
Writing about a graveyard and the bones buried there, Lyndon expresses
the cycle of life and the ways in which we are given back to the Earth
after our deaths, as Evelyn’s dark painting represents both the trees
and the people who move through them. A sense of silence and respect is
clear through both the paintings and the poetry, as the artists’ awe of
the nature they observe shines clearly through each piece.
Each
poem in the book is chosen and placed carefully into the pages, moving
from the dark and lonely sides of nature, through the human experience
of it, and over the entire spectrum of the beauty that surrounds us.
The poetry is profound and thoughtful, and the reader gets the sense
that not a comma is out of place, each considered before the work was
considered complete. Evelyn’s freedom with her watercolor brush and her
choice of representation of each poem is interesting, as vivid grays
and blues light up a poem about the Badlands, or heavy vertical lines of
black impress upon the reader the feeling of being in a deep wood.
An enjoyable book for any lover of either art or poetry, Paintings and Poems is
elliptical, engrossing, and beautiful, allowing the reader to feel as
though they are standing in the center of the nature that the authors
love so well.
Evelyn Pugh
Evelyn
Pugh uses the medium of watercolor to express her love of nature. Her
original works can be seen in the collaborative volume with her husband,
Lyndon, Paintings and Poems, or viewed on her website. A retired academic librarian, she is now based in Brecon, Powys, Wales.
Lyndon Pugh
Lyndon
Pugh’s poems reflect his interest in Welsh culture, history, and
landscape. Now retired, Lyndon worked in various capacities in several
higher education institutions. He also has experience as a lecturer,
researcher, and writer in management studies.
Paintings and Poems was written to express both artist’s awe of nature, as well as highlight both authors in their respective talents.
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For media inquiries or to request a review copy, please contact
Lyndon Pugh
lyndonpugh@macwester43.plus.com
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