Life Force: A Painter's Response to the Nature Poetry of Ted Hughes
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- Author：Louise Fletcher
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Summary
Life Force is a stunning sequence of over 30 abstract artworks， each taking their inspiration from the poetry of former UK poet laureate Ted Hughes （1930–1998） and the evocative setting of the Yorkshire moors。
With quotations from Hughes’s work included alongside the pieces they provoked， moving commentary by Louise detailing their background and inclusive of preliminary sketches and photography， this wonderfully produced hardback documents a journey through both literature and the landscape。
With quotations from Hughes’s work included alongside the pieces they provoked， moving commentary by Louise detailing their background and inclusive of preliminary sketches and photography， this wonderfully produced hardback documents a journey through both literature and the landscape。
Reviews
Michelle
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It begins on the cover that tells it all。 Gorgeous work， talented painter Louise Fletcher has captured nature in her abstract works。 And then she tells the story of her own journey in art that inspires others to follow her lead。
Antonia
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Life Force is a magnificent collection of Louise Fletcher’s abstract landscapes inspired by the nature poetry of former UK poet laureate， Ted Hughes （1930-1998）。 Hughes and Fletcher were both inspired by the land and weather of the Yorkshire moors。 In the book， Fletcher takes us on the journey of how this project evolved， from her girlhood love of Hughes’s poetry to her adult understanding of the power and beauty of landscape and how it can be conveyed through both poetry and painting。 The book Life Force is a magnificent collection of Louise Fletcher’s abstract landscapes inspired by the nature poetry of former UK poet laureate， Ted Hughes （1930-1998）。 Hughes and Fletcher were both inspired by the land and weather of the Yorkshire moors。 In the book， Fletcher takes us on the journey of how this project evolved， from her girlhood love of Hughes’s poetry to her adult understanding of the power and beauty of landscape and how it can be conveyed through both poetry and painting。 The book is also about the creative process， and Fletcher shares preliminary sketches， photos， and her personal philosophy， as well as the questions faced and decisions made along the way。 The result is a gorgeous product， a seeming coalescence of Hughes’s and Fletcher’s artistic sensibilities revealed in both words and in the stunning color plates of all 34 paintings in this remarkable series。 The book is gorgeous compilation by Bird Eye Books， an imprint of Graffeg Limited， Wales， UK。 This is #11 of 100 books I aim to read in 2022， though I’m sure I will revisit it many， many times， year after year。 It feels like an honor to own this book！ 。。。more
D
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Beautiful and honest。 A lavishly illustrated book that is a great tribute to the lifelong side-effect of reading poetry as a young person， how it can influence you， and how it adds meaning to life。 It is also a generous introduction to the artistic process。 It is not an academic evaluation of Ted Hughes’s poems but one individual’s emotional response to them in art。
Paula
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This beautiful book is a dichotomy of poetry and paint。 Add to these the author’s generous notes explaining her idea and the inspiration-since -childhood that compelled her to explore another artist’s work， and the reader is left with a magical creative discovery， an obvious labor of love。On the one hand， there are the Ted Hughes （former UK poet laureate） nature poems。 While not reproduced here in their entirety， the author includes many of the best-loved verses， and many verses that she feels h This beautiful book is a dichotomy of poetry and paint。 Add to these the author’s generous notes explaining her idea and the inspiration-since -childhood that compelled her to explore another artist’s work， and the reader is left with a magical creative discovery， an obvious labor of love。On the one hand， there are the Ted Hughes （former UK poet laureate） nature poems。 While not reproduced here in their entirety， the author includes many of the best-loved verses， and many verses that she feels help explain the emotion behind what she has painted。 On the other hand， there are the author’s painted interpretations of Ted Hughes’s poetry。 She pays tribute to the inspiration borne of his words with these paintings。 Throughout the pages the reader is treated to descriptions and story snippets of of the Yorkshire Moors， Emily Brontë， Sylvia Plath， and the Napoleonic Wars， to name a few。 For anyone interested in painting， especially abstract painting， this book is a gift and a must read。 For anyone who says they don’t understand abstract art， this is the perfect place to start。 The author describes in easy language how and why she created what she did。 The book includes ink studies， early sketches in paint， graphite， charcoal， collage， as well as photographs。 The illustrations and rich color plates are top quality 。。。more
Laurie Hammons
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Louise Fletcher is an abstract painter from west Yorkshire who was touched at a young age by the nature poetry of Ted Hughes。 She embarked upon a project of painting her emotional response to these paintings。 For anyone who has wondered what is behind an abstract painting - did the artist just slap on some paint？ - this book describes her years-long， hard-won effort to create paintings that come from her intuition and emotion， with careful descriptions and examples。 As an artist， it spoke to que Louise Fletcher is an abstract painter from west Yorkshire who was touched at a young age by the nature poetry of Ted Hughes。 She embarked upon a project of painting her emotional response to these paintings。 For anyone who has wondered what is behind an abstract painting - did the artist just slap on some paint？ - this book describes her years-long， hard-won effort to create paintings that come from her intuition and emotion， with careful descriptions and examples。 As an artist， it spoke to questions that I puzzle over and gives advice on expressing ourselves truthfully and bravely。 Oh yes， the paintings are beautiful。 。。。more
Maria
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