THIS 1M X 1.2M WORK IS BASED ON MY PIC OF A POINCIANA TREE AT DINMORE, IPSWICH NAMED AFTER HOPE UNDER DINMORE, HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND.

POINCIANAS REPRESENT REALIZATION & ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUPRAMENTAL TRUTH UPON EARTH = "ABOVE NORMAL THOUGHT", COMMISSIONED BY IPSWICH MEMBER OF STATE PARLIAMENT, JENNY HOWARD, TO BRIGHTEN UP A LARGE BARE WALL IN HER OFFICE. JENNY TOLD ME THAT WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE, SHE LOVED TO CLIMB THE OLD POINCIANA TREE IN HER BACKYARD. HER DAD BUILT HER A TREE-HOUSE WHERE SHE & HER BROTHERS COULD PLAY IN THEIR OWN MAGICAL HIDEAWAY FROM THE DULL & BORING WORLD OF ADULTS.

WHEN I DELIVERED THIS, JENNY GASPED & HER HAND FLEW UP & COVERED HER HEART, "TELLING" ME EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW SHE FELT ABOUT MY PAINTING. SHE SAID SHE LOVES IT BECAUSE IT TAKES HER BACK TO HALCYON DAYS OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE & SIMPLE PLEASURES. THIS IS WHAT MY PAINTINGS ARE ABOUT; CAPTURING A MOMENT IN TIME THAT IS PRECIOUS TO SOMEONE & INSPIRE FEELINGS THE HEART CANNOT EXPRESS.