Ally Morton
Exhibiting from Saturday, 9th July 2011
These paintings are based on a group of poems by William Bell Scott that represent the recurring themes of spirits, life, death, sea and land. They reinterpret aspects of the poems to create new narratives and reference objects that are situated within Wallington Hall.
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From ‘A Ghost’ by William Bell Scott
In the first watch of the night,
One candle all my light,
I saw a Spirit near the door
Standing raised above the floor,
A ghost, 2011, Oil on canvas, 32.6 x 42.7 cm approx
In the first watch of the night,
One candle all my light,
I saw a Spirit near the door
Standing raised above the floor,
A ghost, 2011, Oil on canvas, 32.6 x 42.7 cm approx
From ‘Age’ by William Bell Scott
Behold, a breadth of distant sea,
Between the hills on either hand,
Ships bearing from some unknown land
To other land unknown to me.
Age, 2011, Oil on canvas, 75.4 x 55.3 cm approx
Behold, a breadth of distant sea,
Between the hills on either hand,
Ships bearing from some unknown land
To other land unknown to me.
Age, 2011, Oil on canvas, 75.4 x 55.3 cm approx
From ‘Love and death’ by William Bell Scott
now I hear
The quills of thy unquiet wings with fear
Quiver against thy flanks: no more withstand.’
Love and death, 2011, Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 31.1 cm approx
now I hear
The quills of thy unquiet wings with fear
Quiver against thy flanks: no more withstand.’
Love and death, 2011, Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 31.1 cm approx
From ‘The sea’ by William Bell Scott
These froward waves, we feign they try
To utter to us some mystery:
The Sea, 2011, Oil on board, 41 x 31 cm approx
These froward waves, we feign they try
To utter to us some mystery:
The Sea, 2011, Oil on board, 41 x 31 cm approx
From 'The Tide' by William Bell Scott
Till it was round us everywhere,
Deep enough to be our grave!
For this is still the destined way,
We are the masters, yet the prey.
As above so below, 2011, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 cm approx
Till it was round us everywhere,
Deep enough to be our grave!
For this is still the destined way,
We are the masters, yet the prey.
As above so below, 2011, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 cm approx
From 'A Lowland Witch Ballad' by William Bell Scott
The old witch-wife beside her door
Sat spinning with a watchful ear,
A horse's hoof upon the road
Is what she waits for, longs to hear,
Rocking horse, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 55.4 x 43.2 cm approx
(Please note this painting is no longer at Wallington as it is being exhibited at the Mercer Art Gallery from 24 Sept 2011 until 8 Jan 2012 as part of the 'New Lights Art Prize' - for more information see the flyer at the top of this page)
The old witch-wife beside her door
Sat spinning with a watchful ear,
A horse's hoof upon the road
Is what she waits for, longs to hear,
Rocking horse, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 55.4 x 43.2 cm approx
(Please note this painting is no longer at Wallington as it is being exhibited at the Mercer Art Gallery from 24 Sept 2011 until 8 Jan 2012 as part of the 'New Lights Art Prize' - for more information see the flyer at the top of this page)
Exhibition photographs
Here are a few images showing how the 6 paintings above are situated in Wallington Hall. They are located on the pillars at the entrance of the William Bell Scott mural room at the east corridor of the house. You can view more images on the 'exhibitions' page of www.allymorton.com.
