The Passion Flower My love gave me a passion-flower. I nursed it well – so brief its hour! My eyelids ache, my throat is dry: He told me that it would not die. My love and I are one, and yet Full oft my cheeks with tears are wet – So sweet the night is and the bower! My love gave me a passion-flower. So sweet! Hold fast my hands. Can God Make all this joy revert to sod, And leave to me but this for dower – My love gave me a passion-flower. Sarah Margaret Fuller

DAVID TOMLIN | FINE ARTIST

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I began my artistic journey when I became inspired to paint an expression of the balance and design I encountered in creation. Moreover, I was intrigued by the seemingly infinite variety of lines, spaces, textures, shapes and vibrant colours I discovered. When I am drawn to a particular subject, I take several photographs, and then return to my studio to transform the scene into an abstracted and transfigured composition. Often I use a mix of natural and created materials, such as modelling paste, gels, silica sand, photo and stencil inserts along with acrylic or oil paint. Together with a love of colour and a passion for design, my paintings evoke a sense of contemplative spirituality, expressing my understanding of the three ‘transcendentals’: BEAUTY, GOODNESS, and TRUTH. Most importantly, I want the viewer to be moved by the textures, colours and shapes they discover in my paintings. As well, the concept of ‘flourishing’ is a recurring theme as I seek to think, feel and create contemporary artwork for a transfigured state of being.