Rose Strang
Vesper I
Oil on wood
Framed size: 44 x 34 cm
'Vesper simply means 'evening' in Latin. So 'Vespers' means evening prayers. These paintings are meant to evoke the sense of mystery and wonder cathedrals or temples evoke in twilight. There...
'Vesper simply means 'evening' in Latin. So 'Vespers' means evening prayers. These paintings are meant to evoke the sense of mystery and wonder cathedrals or temples evoke in twilight. There is also, I think, a sense of hope in darkness in these paintings, which were painted after I'd visited the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral and ruins this year - architecture that demonstrates the creativity and hope we're capable of in dark times.' Rose Strang