The curved space used by the artist

Creates an illusion of distance

This in turn adds to a feeling of mystery

It is a painting of a flat estuary

With the waters in the foreground

Creating an unusual perspective

I visited this area some years ago

As I have always been fascinated by horizons

My new wife accompanied me and she marvelled

At the clarity of the blues and the yellows

So rare and unexpected on that rigid day

She wrote this poem in her winter diary