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Leadership
Raw power exists in untold abundance
within the elements of our world
One of Mankind’s greatest powers
is imagination
The ability to take a jump into the unknown
To have faith and trust in ourselves
To seek and find out
what lies beyond
the end of knowledge
Harnessing these powers
Unifying and leading them
in an inspired direction –
has been and still is
the road to our futures
Leadership is
essential to progress
©
Limited Edition Print
1/750
2007
Signed & Numbered by the artist
The words are also written on the back of the picture
Also available with single mount
Getting to the top
This drawing is a light-hearted look at getting to the ”top” which to most of us means happiness or at least the wherewithal to be happy Work is usually needed but there are many ways of getting up You could get a job in a large organisation as represented here by a pyramid of people lots of rising levels but only room for one at the top Or join an organisation where duration of employment allows access to the top – one step at a time represented here by ladders Why not create a Partnership Two or more can join together and help each other up represented here by three people and a pulley system Perhaps a son following a father to the next level pulled up by workers Invent something and let “It” take you to the top! Or start your own business represented here by the person wearing suction cups (Not just a good idea but lots of hard work as well) Be catapulted to the top Win the lottery or become a Film/Pop Star Fight your way up with hard work and dedication be a sports person represented here as a rock climber some even carry hangers-on family/Coach get a free ride! Others fight alone Some are born at the top represented here by the helicopter of a self-made man depositing his children at the top or by a pregnant woman representing Family Wealth/Royalty Inevitably some fall by the wayside thru’ tiredness or accident Bribery is not uncommon, jumping the queue, blackmail, extortion even murders do happen! But break the law and you will get caught – eventually – as is the person with his back to the wall people asking questions and waving papers at him! Others stay on the ground always only planning what to do……..some day……soon Often when a comfortable level is found people stop and stay there Some people even decide that the top is not where they want to be There are more important things in life than success or wealth Remember If you spend your life working to attain or maintain wealth/success and fail or even if you succeed When do you enjoy life? Was it worth it? Don’t forget – work does not stop when you get to the top Staying up there becomes the problem Of course for some it is the “climb” which makes them happy!!! | ||
1/2 Price ALL unframed large prints 3 to 10 May 2023550mm x 450mm – Large – 1997 | ||
The Four Seasons set of 4
Spring | Summer In Summer activity is frantic – Everyone is awake and full of energy The new leaves made in spring grow quickly Movement from the topsoil to the subsoil is hurried as they join long queues waiting impatiently to get into the roots movement up though the trunk and the branches is fast and excited The leaves on the branches quickly reach maturity | Autumn | Winter |
Set of 4 – 45x64cm Large – Limited Editions 1/250
1996
Limited Edition Print 1/250
Signed and numbered –
Matching Edition Numbers – 14 Sets left
Eight Jars
FRUSTRATION
He can see what he wants, but he can’t have it!
SEVERE FRUSTRATION
Not only can he see what he wants, but the tools he needs to break the glass and get what he wants are outside the jar.
MIND OVER MATTER
You can use your mind to escape from the jar. You can study and learn to levitate out of the jar.
You can use your mind to study, get a highly paid job and increase both your social and economic standing.
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
If you wait long enough you will float out.
Outside forces may take a hand.
You could win the lottery
or inherit a fortune
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
They already have four children,
she is pregnant, one more child
and they can climb out.
If you can’t
succeed on your own,
form a union or
join a co-operative.
ESCAPE THRU’ THE ARTS
Some people can learn to sing a high C
and crack the glass.
Or while remaining in your jar
you can escape in to a good book
or be transported to a desert island,
complete with palms.
Personally when I listen to my favourite music
I could be on a different planet!
TO BE DIFFERENT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
Being different , whether it be your colour,
handicap or simply your eccentricity,
which, by the way
is only being different from the norm,
can make one feel imprisoned by circumstances.
It is not easy.
LOVE HAS NO BARRIERS
This is just me being the eternal romantic.
But love does have no boundaries,
whether it be love for another person,
ones country or another way of life,
if the love is strong enough then
there is nothing and no one
it cannot overcome.
Love is eternal.
©
Open Edition Print
1/500
1994
Signed by the artist
The words are also written on the back of the picture
SEE ALSO 12 JARS and 8+12 JARS
Twelve Jars
WISH YOU WERE HERE
A lot of people are very happy
to be where they are,
whether it be away on holidays
or at home in the garden –
With the sun shining as it seems just for them.
HOME SWEET HOME
There is nothing nicer than to be at home,
with your family, in your home
which is just the way you want it!
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
Hope in itself, is what makes al lot of people happy.
Even if things are not as you would want them,
the hope that tomorrow things may change
This hope makes them keep trying
just one more time. Maybe……………….
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW….
Perhaps your life
is not as bad as it may sometimes seem.
If it were to change,
would it then be even worse
ANOTHER MAN’S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER
It does not matter how nice your garden might be,
there is always one
which is much bigger and much better.
The more you have the more you want.
Some people are never happy.
PUTTING BACK THE PIECES
When your world falls apart it can be quite difficult
to put it back together the way it was.
Some of the pieces may no longer be there.
But with enough time and
enough glue……………..
I WANT TO BE ALONE
Some people have everything!
And yet they lock themselves away,
whether it be a teenager in the family
wanting ”To be left alone”,
a multi-millionaire becoming a total recluse
or you- just wanting some time out.
LEAVING HOME
Leaving a home
is not quite leaving ‘everything’ behind,
but more like us moving our jar to a different location.
We have new outside pressures,
but most of our possessions
and our basic jar goes with us
when we go.
©
Open Edition Print
1/500
1994
Signed by the artist
The words are also written on the back of the picture
SEE ALSO 8 JARS and 8+12 JARS
Eight plus Twelve Jars
FRUSTRATION
He can see what he wants, but he can’t have it!
SEVERE FRUSTRATION
Not only can he see what he wants, but the tools he needs to break the glass and get what he wants are outside the jar.
MIND OVER MATTER
You can use your mind to escape from the jar. You can study and learn to levitate out of the jar.
You can use your mind to study, get a highly paid job and increase both your social and economic standing.
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
If you wait long enough you will float out. Outside forces may take a hand. You could win the lottery or inherit a fortune
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
They already have four
children, she is pregnant, one more child and they can climb out. If you can’t
succeed on your own, form a union or join a co-operative.
ESCAPE THRU’ THE ARTS
Some people can learn to sing a high C and crack the glass. Or while remaining in your jar you can escape in to a good book or be transported to a desert island, complete with palms. Personally when I listen to my favourite music I could be on a different planet!
TO BE DIFFERENT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
Being different , whether it be your colour, handicap or simply your eccentricity, which, by the way is only being different from the norm, can make one feel imprisoned by circumstances.
It is not easy.
LOVE HAS NO BARRIERS
This is just me being the eternal romantic. But love does have no boundaries, whether it be love for another person, ones country or another way of life, if the love is strong enough then there is nothing and no one it cannot overcome. Love is eternal.
WISH YOU WERE HERE
A lot of people are very happy to be where they are, whether it be away on holidays or at home in the garden – With the sun shining as it seems just for them.
HOME SWEET HOME
There is nothing nicer than to be at home, with your family, in your home which is just the way you want it!
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
Hope in itself, is what makes al lot of people happy.
Even if things are not as you would want them, the hope that tomorrow things may change – This hope makes them keep trying – just one more time. Maybe……………….
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW….
Perhaps your life is not as bad as it may sometimes seem. If it were to change, would it then be even worse
ANOTHER MAN’S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER
It does not matter how nice your garden might be, there is always one which is much bigger and much better. The more you have the more you want.
Some people are never happy.
PUTTING BACK THE PIECES
When your world falls apart it can be quite difficult to put it back together the way it was.
Some of the pieces may no longer be there.
But with enough time and enough glue……………..
I WANT TO BE ALONE
Some people have everything! And yet they lock themselves away, whether it be a teenager in the family wanting ”To be left alone”, a multi-millionaire becoming a total recluse or you- just wanting some time out.
LEAVING HOME
Leaving a home is not quite leaving ‘everything’ behind, but more like us moving our jar to a different location. We have new outside pressures, but most of our possessions and our basic jar goes with us when we go.
©
Open Edition Print
1/500
1994
Signed by the artist
The words are also written on the back of the picture
SEE ALSO 8 JARS and 8+12 JARS
Come on Ireland
If you haven’t entered the gates
as one of forty five thousand!!
If you haven’t climbed the terraces
with huge excitement and expectation
If you haven’t swayed as one with the crowd
each time Ireland, again, win the ball
or roared in utter jubilation
as they score once more!
If you haven’t shouted “Come on Ireland”
when your team could actually hear you
If you haven’t filed down the steps
again brimming over with pride
at your country’s finest performance
whether win or draw or even loose!
If you haven’t
Then you can’t imagine what it feels like
to be a part of a crowd – like this!!
©
550mm x 450mm – Large – 2004
Limited Edition Print 1/500
Signed and numbered
THE PEN AND INK ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THIS IMAGE IS ALSO AVAILABLE
If I only had time
Not only would I save the Whale (27)
Recycle everything (33)
and grow my own vegetables (15)
But it always seems to be “Time”
or the lack of it which prevents me
from doing these worthwhile things
which make a difference to my
environment and that of my children.
My “Quality of life”
and that of others around me
is neglected because
I do not have enough time
To begin with for myself:
I would learn Yoga (34)
take better care of my body (17)
and learn to play the piano (35)
For those around us – How often do we say?
“I’ll call in and see you soon”
“We must get together next week” (22)
or
“The children don’t know their own cousins!”
We are free, we can choose
Perhaps it is time to look differently
at how we spend our “Time”
and to make conscious decisions about
how to spend it
instead of constantly saying
“If I only had time………………..
Please see Full words image for the rest…:-)
550mm x 450mm – Large – Limited Edition 1/500 – 1998
Limited Edition Print 1/500
Signed and numbered
The Party
All your best friends
a selection of strangers for variety
loads of good food, drink and powerful music
Put them all in a large house
and
you should have a Great Party
Against the flow
It takes more strength of character
and body
to go against the flow
©
Limite Edition Print
1/500
2004
Signed & Numbered by the artist
The words are also written on the back of the picture
Quantum leap
History is written as we live it
Slow steady progress inevitably inexorably
takes each of us forward
But sometimes…….
When we reach for something much higher
When we stretch our resolve even further
When we push past previous limits……
to beyond
just sometimes….
It is possible to exceed all expectations……
to realise our very dreams
