Summer Solstice Salutations -

As the sun breaks through the darkness

in the early hours of this year’s Summer Solstice,

we greet the longest day

with gratitude and respect

for the rhythm of the Seasons.

May we find joy,

energy and abundance as the

warmth of the summer sun

brushes our lives with radiant light and

the rapturous colours of nature’s fullness.

Garlands of pink perform a spirited dance upon a veiled backdrop of luminous blue in Helen Leaver’s ‘Romantic Reverie’.

Calling to mind meadows awash with flowers basking in the midsummer sun, this pastel drenched day-dream is a lyrical meditation. A lilting breath, a thought arising, hovering across a momentary pause in the sun’s journey through the skies.

Delicate twirls and folds of paint allude to the fullness of nature’s bounty. Drips, specks and brush marks of rich pigment complete this immersive embrace – an offering to the vibrant Solstice light and the harvest yet to come.