2021 - 10 X 2.4m
“An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond—
Splash! Silence again.”
- The Old Pond, Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)
“Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden - in all the places.”
- Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
“...And then, all of a sudden, I had the revelation of the enchantment of my pond. I took up my palette.”
- Claude Monet, 1924
A monumental al fresco fresco created in our garden in a September’s Indian summer; inspired by water gardens and mythical landscapes, by Japonism and haikus, abstract moments and life’s journey, bucolic impressionism, verdant foliage and floral beauty.