2 panels, back to back, free standing, 80 x 30 inches,
acrylic on wood, 2006
Giclees available upon request.
Once There Were Trees
Flowering trees adorned
front-yard lawns
Graceful lace
swayed in the summer breeze
Slowly, insidiously
they disappeared
one by one
two by two
three by three
No one seemed to care
until there were none
Monuments built
Homage to the tree
They fell in disrepair
Disappeared
Only their shadows remain
– Shelley Lowell
12 x 24 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2009
Giclees available upon request.
Yearning
Oh, to run
With the wind
Jostle her
Tease her
Race her
And win!
It thrills me to watch
Upright beings
So small against her power
Taunt her
With their cycle rides
Flying downhill
Cutting air like laser light
Leaving that haughty wind
Breathless
Then racing with her
Speeding faster than she
Beating her at her game!
Yes, it thrills me to watch
But oh, what bark I would give
What limb I’d gladly lose
To just once
Be free from ground
So deeply rooted
Race the wind
And win!
– Shelley Lowell
18 x 36 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2010
Giclees available upon request.
Fiery Sun
Imagine
summer’s sun
intensified
a thousand times
scorching
burning
frying
cracking
Earth’s crust
Imagine
summer’s sun
intensified
a thousand times
rain burbling
boiling
blistering
all it touches
Imagine
Earth
void of life
This is summer
future
200 years
Man’s insatiable
lust for profit
manifested
desolation
– Shelley Lowell
10 x 20 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2009
Private Collection. Giclees available upon request.
Moon Harvest
Fog rolled in
Full moon high
Seeds dormant
Buried centuries past
Sprouted
Bursting forth
Piercing earth’s crust
Massive melons grew
Expanding
expanding
expanding
Thick skin stretched, cracked
Split open
Exploding seedlings
Showered barren dunes
Everywhere
Growing as they fell
Forming leaves, buds, flowers
Instantly naked, parched powder
Turned lush flowering fields
To this day
I remember
The last survivor of my species
Rejoiced
I lived to see this night!
Roots tingled with delight
That night
So long ago
Heavy with mist
Came the dawning of new life
After man’s final destruction
– Shelley Lowell