18 x 36 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2011
Giclees available upon request.
Winds of Fate
As fate would have it
her winds of chance
blew my seed
far from its home land
A deserted island
became my world
I grew up
far from family
far from friends
Alone
Apart
When the current flows
when the wind blows
it feels as if I am moving
towards my loved ones
It is an illusion
Born to be alone
I talk to the spirits
– Shelley Lowell
18 x 36 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2011
Giclees available upon request.
Aftermath
The rains came
Trickling stream
Turned raging river
My sisters
Caught in the rush
Succumbed
Overwhelmed
with sorrow
I cried
Tender unseen limbs
Embraced me
Comforted me
Consoled me
Love and light
Surrounded me
My sisters
Were with me
It was then
I knew
We never die
– Shelley Lowell
36 x 12 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2011
Giclees available upon request.
Upheaval
Out of nowhere
Ground rumbled
Shook wildly
Land broke away
From itself
Catapulted skyward
Rocks split
Cracked open
Chasms spewed
Gushing water
So many of
Our ancestors
Lost
In this upheaval
Today we stand
High amongst the clouds
Towering over all
Children of their children
Alert
Watching
Waiting
For the next
Earthly blow
Our ancestors
Call to us
Through thundering torrents
Of cascading falls
Remember the upheaval
Lest we become
complacent
– Shelley Lowell
48 x 60 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2012
Giclees available upon request.
Sisters
Sisters so close
Friends since birth
How could I turn away?
To you, it happened overnight
For me, it happened over time
You stole my share of sunlight
blocking me with your leaves
I accepted it
You shoved my roots above ground
so yours could grow deep and strong
I accepted it
You broke my branches
to spread your limbs
I accepted it
You pushed my body aside
so you could stand tall
I accepted it
You sent the birds
nesting in my leaves
not to gift me
but to live burden free
I accepted it
We were sisters
I told myself
You didn’t mean it
I told myself
You loved me
I overlooked
until I could no longer
It was always about you
never about me
I turned away
not to hurt you
but to love myself
– Shelley Lowell