‘Tropical Involvement’ (Oil painting on board, by Alan Rayner, 1972).
This painting depicts the dynamic complexity of living systems. A turbulent river rushes between rock-lined banks from
fiery, tiger-striped sunset towards unexpected tranquility where it allows a daffodil to emerge from its shallows. A night-bird follows
the stream past intricately interwoven forest towards darkness. A dragonfly luxuriates below a fruit-laden tree, bereft of leaves. Life
is wild, wet and full of surprises.
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