THE HEAVENS HAVE TO CRY – Watching little raindrops

THE HEAVENS HAVE TO CRY – Watching little raindrops

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POEM

I’ve watched little raindrops
Falling from the sky
For the earth to be watered
The heavens have to cry
And here I see
In God I live
I move and have my being
Very grateful now
For what my heart is seeing

Liquid aqua kissing the glass
Running to the earth
Gravity plays a vital part
A silent birth
Whispering sound
So Loud
Speech from the divine
Joyful purity so very profound
Like the pleasure of aged wine

Now my feet are firmly placed
Within this holy court
When dreams are productive seeds
Divinely sown to grow
In this modern stream of thought
Simple Joys
Playful pleasure
Never to be mocked
This wealth of living must be caught

To the childlike heart
These are happy tears
Aspirations found in treasured leisure
Beyond the world of hidden fears
Our pride has to die
Where contentment can truly measure
For compassion and mercy
The heavens have to cry

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THE STORY

I was sitting in my car on a busy Auckland, New Zealand, street while waiting for heavy traffic and the deluge of a sudden rainstorm to pass. Notice the colors of street lights refracted into all sorts of patterns as water poured from the roof over the windscreen.

Of course, the artist in me begged the photographer to take a photo and then the poet wanted to create the story.

Remember tears can be shed in joy or sorrow and the heavens this day were definitely not ones of sorrow. The poem meanders in and out of spiritual reflections of life on earth. The joys and tears, childlike imaginations so easily lost in fears and all after the fact that life was inspired by heaven. From an imagination, given by God I played the creative in metaphor.

After completing the poem came digital art.

 

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STATUS and MATERIALS

25 LIMITED EDITIONS “ACRYLIC ENHANCED” CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS
Please ask about price and sizes.

75 LIMITED EDITIONS CANVAS REPRODUCTIONS * 
Unframed sizes | 960 x short side – $1150  |  650 x short side – $925
Printed on long-life archival canvas and protected with two coats of UV archival protection spray.
* Stretch mounted reproductions will incur added charges for mounting and freight.

OPEN EDITION POSTER ART PRINTS * 
Unframed sizes | 594 x short side – $145  |  420 x short side – $95
* Posters printed on fine art papers and treated with two coats of UV archival protection spray.

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PROCESS

Multiple images photographed with a Canon 5D and 7D, color enhanced digital illustration created on an iMac in Photoshop CC. Printed on fine-weave, primed canvas for long life integrity. Stretch mounted proud and protected with UV varnish.

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FASHION and PRODUCTS

Images from “The Heavens Have To Cry” is planned to be exhibited on Women’s Fashions through Vida and multiple product lines at Fine Art America

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SHIPPING

• Includes insurance and package/handling fees.
• The Original and Limited Edition reproductions ship with the Provenance coded Authentication of Sale Certificate and maintenance information.
• Poster art prints ship in insured tubes.

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