CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS by

RICHARD BAXTER

title 'horizon' catalogue # 14 medium oil on canvas size 125 x 170cm. date 1998 status sold R.I.P. by Maggie Shurtleff. 2/02 the wind whistles through this field as if nothing were here to distract his plight the sun scours the earth with his scorching satisfaction yet I remain here cold- untouched the moon fills the sky with her delight but my eyes mirror only darkness you walk by with your sweet smells teasing as if you knew I was restlessly resting if only I could inhale all their beauty I would get up from this shallow grave and rest in peace among the living. Rising by Maggie Shurtleff. 2/02 morning slowly envelopes evening with quiet tenderness midnight blue, fades into non-existence the sun rises blanketing the golden fields with warm intentions the clouds race towards a boundless finish line in the heavens the wind silently caresses all of God’s wonders without reservation my shell finds solace in its return to earth my soul lies here Still CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS