Fishermen at sea,
Walkers under Turner’s moon,
Illuminated.
Neil and Paul came up from London and we all walked to the pub for dinner. The full moon was rising in the sky, it pushed its face through the broken cloud. It reminded me of a JMW Turner painting. This painting was exhibited when he was 21, in 1796. “Fishermen at Sea”.
(from the Tate website)
Painting the wilds of the sky, the elements, the sea and the wide open landscapes was his strength. His later work, when it is suggested that his eyesight was failing is perhaps his most magnificent. The use of colour, the blur in the unique style giving an impression of movement, blinding light, heat or cold, is breathtaking. But this early piece is majestic too.
As for a photo of the moon from last night, here it is. Over two hundred years later, if you look up, the sky is comfortingly timeless.
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