The Meeting of the Waters -St Ninians
2007
oil on canvas
4ft x 5 ft
2007
oil on canvas
4ft x 5 ft
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St Ninians Isle is a magical place not just visually but also energetically on lots of levels and it is not an accident that the early Christians recognised this area as sacred and thus a good place to build a church. Churches are often built over the top of places that already hold a powerful spiritual resonance and people have prayed at St Ninians Isle for centuries. As such the area is charged with prayer.
Celtic spirituality speaks of places where the veil is thin, places where the false separation between matter and spirit is non-existent like a thin veil.
It can be very hard to put into words just how special St Ninians Isle is. Its physical beauty is not in question as the favourite photo of any tourist brochure and by the thousands of visitors, but the beauty is not just for the eyes but also for the soul if we allow ourselves to be bathed in the special magic that resides there which for me finds full expression in the meeting of the waters.
During very high tides the incoming waters meet on the beach creating a dancing interlace pattern that has intrigued me for many years and has become a central motive in my work symbolizing mythical completeness when the waters come together as one.
The waters at St Ninians ebb and flow in opposite directions sometimes coming together in a mystical union of one ness. The interlace pattern is infused with jewel like colours that reflect the light. As the tide starts to ebb the waters draw apart but still the magnetic pull towards the other remains and like night and day the waters are held in balance in an energetic harmony. Sometimes a storm churns the waters into turmoil but after the storm a calmness settles that has been infused by wind and rain.
As the tide begins to flow the waters sense excitement because soon, they will meet and dance in a pattern in a magical unity of togetherness. The waters at St Ninians ebb and they flow in tidal push and pull towards and away from the other. The waters at St Ninians belong to each other.
Celtic spirituality speaks of places where the veil is thin, places where the false separation between matter and spirit is non-existent like a thin veil.
It can be very hard to put into words just how special St Ninians Isle is. Its physical beauty is not in question as the favourite photo of any tourist brochure and by the thousands of visitors, but the beauty is not just for the eyes but also for the soul if we allow ourselves to be bathed in the special magic that resides there which for me finds full expression in the meeting of the waters.
During very high tides the incoming waters meet on the beach creating a dancing interlace pattern that has intrigued me for many years and has become a central motive in my work symbolizing mythical completeness when the waters come together as one.
The waters at St Ninians ebb and flow in opposite directions sometimes coming together in a mystical union of one ness. The interlace pattern is infused with jewel like colours that reflect the light. As the tide starts to ebb the waters draw apart but still the magnetic pull towards the other remains and like night and day the waters are held in balance in an energetic harmony. Sometimes a storm churns the waters into turmoil but after the storm a calmness settles that has been infused by wind and rain.
As the tide begins to flow the waters sense excitement because soon, they will meet and dance in a pattern in a magical unity of togetherness. The waters at St Ninians ebb and they flow in tidal push and pull towards and away from the other. The waters at St Ninians belong to each other.