"Dentro da Vida" - Poema de Gastão Cruz

 

Jeff Rowland (British contemporary painter, 1964–2018)

Dentro da Vida


Não estamos preparados para nada:
certamente que não para viver
Dentro da vida vamos escolher
o erro certo ou a certeza errada

Que nos redime dessa magoada
agitação do amor em que prazer
nem sempre é o que fica de querer
ser o amador e ser a coisa amada?

Porque ninguém nos salva de não ser
também de ser já nada nos resgata
Não estamos preparados para o nada:
certamente que não para morrer

Gastão Cruz
(Poeta, crítico literário, escritor, encenador e tradutor português, 1941–2022)

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Vida e obra de Jeff Rowland

Jeff Rowland (Romantic painter of the rain, 1964–2018) 

Jeff Rowland was born in 1964 – he recalled being inspired to create art from a young age, as he watched his grandmother working with oil paints. He studied art at Newcastle Tyneside college, and made his first attempt at becoming a self-employed professional artist in 1984. After struggling to find success, he was determined to hone his focus and skills, and studied advertising and illustration at the Newcastle School of Design.
Following this, Rowland was able to create a collection that earned him great success, exhibiting in Northumberland and then in London. Increasing sales enabled him to continue working in his desired career as a full-time artist.
Rowland was known for the commitment he showed to his work, and to creating art that was truly authentic. He immersed himself in the scenes he created – for example, before painting a series of scenes featuring fishermen and trawlers, he went out on a north sea trawler to experience the work first hand.

In the latter years of his life, Rowland was based in the North East of England, where he was able to find inspiration for his ongoing works. He died in 2018 at the age of 55, following a battle with leukaemia. (daqui)

 

 

Jeff Rowland, 'A Perfect Moment'

 

 

  
Jeff Rowland 

 

 

Jeff Rowland, 'Reunited'

 

 

Jeff Rowland

 

 

Jeff Rowland, 'And Then You Kissed Me'

 

 

 
Jeff Rowland, 'You Kept Me Warm'

  

Jeff Rowland, 'Goodnight Sweetheart'


"A única linguagem verdadeira no mundo é o beijo."

 

Alfred de Musset
(Poeta, novelista e dramaturgo francês, 1810–1857)