Sweet Delight, Endless Night

Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born.
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.

Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

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Take your Pick..........


Sweet Delight





Endless Night




Both of these paintings will be added to my permanent gallery site
Pat Elliott Paintings

Endless Night IV

now the box that contains the turkish delight is painted, with a mix of cadmium red and alizarin crimson.

This so reminds me of Christmas, which is when we eat turkish delight in our house.

I'm pleased with the paintings so far; from now on, I paint the differences!

Endless Night III

The sky is painted ultramarine blue - as I would expect it to be on Mount Olympus.
Taking my time on these stages gives me more clarity about how I want the finished paintings to look.
I remember in art school being told of one painter who used to paint a dozen or so copies by laying them all out and painting all the skies together, then each stage thereafter. I don't think I could do that, two feel odd enough!

Endless Night II

I've painted the coffee table a pale wooden colour;
there are slight variations in each painting.
I've never painted two paintings in tandem before, so this is an interesting exercise for me!

Endless Night

Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born.
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.

Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.
William Blake.

I have always wondered, if Zeus were in charge, how he would chose for us - sweet delight or endless night?
As a painter, I came up with my own idea of how that happened - and not one, but two paintings!

On the coffee table of the gods, you choose your piece of turkish delight, not knowing what you do...........