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Forever young

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“May you build a ladder to the stars, and climb on every rung,

Colour Ladder, 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 28″x14″

…may you stay forever young” (Bob Dylan)

Happy Birthday Dawn.

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Written by Andy Parkinson

September 20, 2012 at 7:30 am

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  1. Nice joyful image Andy! That was the song at my (young) sister-in-law’s funeral, so it is lovely to see another slant on it. Are these canvases quite small?

    seascapesaus

    September 20, 2012 at 9:15 am

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    • Once you get something in a ‘frame’ it can be difficult to access other interpretations. For what it’s worth, I think Dylan’s lyrics here are much more hard hitting than they first appear. The content of the ‘benediction’ being impossible I think says something about any benediction: knowing it to be impossible we say it anyway (creating an ‘as if’ frame). I only quote it because as I was writing the word ‘ladder’ those lyrics came into my head. And yes the canvases are 5″x5″. Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

      Andy Parkinson

      September 23, 2012 at 6:32 pm

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      • Thanks Andy. You serve up lots of food for thought! There’s always an intellectual challenge in one form or another when I approach your blog.

        seascapesaus

        September 23, 2012 at 11:14 pm


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