Maud At Work (Poetry)
16th May 2022
One window — just one source of light
four square panes let in the view
quartered neatly framing sight
the picture plain in green and blue
Today is dull and overcast
tomorrow’s weather-reel will change
and muted colours shine — outlast
the casual glance and narrowed range
She paints that same essential scene
with subtle variations hid
like clues for those who likewise dream
there’s gold within the landscape’s grid
The one-room cottage cluttered by
old canvasses piled high and wild
she focuses on grass and sky
obsessive as a gifted child
Maud Lewis (1903-1970) Celebrated Nova Scotia folk artist who lived and
worked in a small and primitive one-room dwelling shared with her husband
Everett. Her simple and colourful paintings hang in galleries and private
collections world-wide. Many of these are reproduced in a book called The
Illustrated Life of Maud Lewis, a joint collaboration between Nimbus
Publishing and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
four square panes let in the view
quartered neatly framing sight
the picture plain in green and blue
Today is dull and overcast
tomorrow’s weather-reel will change
and muted colours shine — outlast
the casual glance and narrowed range
She paints that same essential scene
with subtle variations hid
like clues for those who likewise dream
there’s gold within the landscape’s grid
The one-room cottage cluttered by
old canvasses piled high and wild
she focuses on grass and sky
obsessive as a gifted child
Maud Lewis (1903-1970) Celebrated Nova Scotia folk artist who lived and
worked in a small and primitive one-room dwelling shared with her husband
Everett. Her simple and colourful paintings hang in galleries and private
collections world-wide. Many of these are reproduced in a book called The
Illustrated Life of Maud Lewis, a joint collaboration between Nimbus
Publishing and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia