"Everglow"

Everglow

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2024 · Coloured pencil on drafting film · 46 × 38 cm (framed)

​Reference: Sue MacCallum-Stewart

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Sometimes, it isn’t clear why I’ve chosen a subject until I’ve completed it.  But when I gave myself space to sit with this one, I sensed something deeply personal behind my choice.

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I set it aside for a few weeks, and when I returned to it, that little glow in the robin’s feathers caught my eye. The lyrics from Coldplay’s “Everglow” immediately came to mind…

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You’re with me wherever I go

You give me this feeling, this Everglow

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And then I understood what this artwork truly meant to me.

 

I lost both of my parents, days apart, during a single, devastating December week, in 2020. They loved watching garden birds, and a little red-breasted robin was a favourite guest. 

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In British folklore, robins are said to be guardians or messengers, protecting those we’ve lost. This became a quiet tribute to my Mum and Dad and a gentle reminder of love that stays with us, even when someone is no longer by our side.

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This original artwork is available by enquiry.​​​