TWO and "As a winter night falls over Devon"

Instead of the usual story about the inspiration for a painting, in this case for "As a winter night falls over Devon" and how it came to life, this time I present a poem. A poem about creation, art and the Tao.  I think it fits perfectly together with this painting.  "As a winter night falls over Devon" is a collage on board.

TWO – THE ONE FOR ME

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness.
All can know the good as the good only because there is the bad.

Therefore creating and not creating arise together;
Dark and light complement each other;
Large and small contrast each other;
Realistic and abstract follow one another;
Colour and structure harmonize each other.

Therefore the artist goes about feeling and seeing not judging
Creating not reproducing
The ten thousand artworks rise and fall without finish,
Making, yet not possessing,
Working, yet not taking credit.
Art is done, then forgotten.
Therefore it lasts forever.

Based on Two from Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tsu

As the winter-night falls over Devon by Kasia Turajczyk