Giclée Prints; Personally Hand Signed and Numbered Prints by Artist and Poet , Peter Mark Butler; from the Art and Verse Online Gallery; landscapes, seascapes, portraits; oils, acrylics, watercolors.

Painting & Poem
August 2007

Catching the Tide
Outward bound upon the tide
Under power with sails still furled,
Leeboards used for lack of keel,
Elegance of a bygone world.
Take the helm and with each turn of the wheel
Fathom the tales the Greta can tell
As she sails out to sea,
Bidding Whitstable farewell.

Thames Sailing Barge 'Greta' putting to sea from Whitstable Harbour for a trip around the Isle of Sheppey.

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Fusion of paintings and poems in limited edition prints.

Artist and poet, Peter Mark Butler, presents his paintings and poems as hand signed and numbered Giclée prints

From majestic Scotland and picturesque England to glimpses of New Mexico, verdant hills to coastal splendour, animal magic to random portraits, I delight in creating a fusion of paintings and poems, which I esthetically produce as Art & Verse Giclée prints.

Self Portrait
Hoary head, sullen glower,
Furrowed brow, mood so dour!
An imposter's pose
For oils and prose.

Peter Mark Butler
Oils, 1992

Hertfordshire

Signed and Numbered Prints. Landscapes.

The Wagoners’ Pool

Three mighty oaks
Reach deep, reach high,
Reflected strength against cobalt sky.
Sentinels supreme astride the pool
Where wagoners once
Rested mules to cool.

Oils, 2002

Kent

Ikham

Ikham, secret village
hidden east in Kent,
Where time stands still
and silent hours are spent
Reflecting on the days
When rural ways
Filled farms and stores,
inn and church,
With life and laughter,
banter, merriment.

Oils, 1992

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Each of my paintings and poems is sublimely interwoven and a selection is displayed on this page. But before delving into my site, please view the scaled examples of the Giclée prints and their descriptive Authentication Certificates by going to:

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Whether painting landscapes, seascapes, portraits, animals or wildlife, I revel in the vibrant use of pigments and diversity of oils, acrylics and watercolors, all magically captured by the Giclée process.

Artistic and Poetic Inspiration

To discover more about the inspiration for my art and prose, take a tour of the various art & verse links. I take great joy in penning my poems to depict the themes and moods of each of my paintings, either whilst at the easel or when they are finished. Or the poems come first and inspire my brush strokes.

I have also written a series of stories especially for cat lovers. Simply click on the picture of Oscar below to view the first story and the Art & Verse print.

Oscar

Oscar, Feline Sire
Who lords it over all,
We are our servants loyal,
Ever at your beck and call.

Oils, 1991

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Scotland

Paintings of Scotland, Highlands and Islands. Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors

Elgol

Elgol, where, swathed in
Mists and mystery,
The Cuillins reach the sea.

Oils, 1993

Animal Magic

Gosling Patrol

"Who goes there?
I'll take a gander."
"Steady, beware,
Don't raise your dander.
You're just a gosling,
Nothing grander."

Acrylics, 2002

America

View from Cloudcroft

West of Cloudcroft's lofty storeys,
Bounded by stepped bluff rock eyries,
Under cobalt skies,
The Sacramento Mountains range.
Beneath the looming shrouds
Of rose madder clouds
Stretch out White Sands
In shimmering strands,
Spanning Tularosa's floor.

Oils, 1993

Painting & Poem
March 2008

My Mother

So honoured to have been
her son,
So sad that she is gone,
Yet enthralled that her memory lives on.

With Honesty freshly gleaned,
Her bearing tells so much
About her gentle charm,
Soft nature and loving touch.

The artist's mother,
Nora Louise Butler,
1916 - 2003.

Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, yet to her family, simply Nan. Aged 70 she suffered an aneurysm and at that time was the oldest patient to undergo life saving brain surgery at London's Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. Despite dire possibilities the operation was a great success and she lived life to the full for another 17 years. Accompanying her in this portrait is Sir Charles Carver, her favourite cockerel, who used to answer her call for a handful of peanuts.

Painting & Poem August 2007

Catching the Tide Outward bound upon the tide Under power with sails still furled, Leeboards used for lack of keel, Elegance of a bygone world. Take the helm and with each turn of the wheel Fathom the tales the Greta can tell As she sails out to sea, Bidding Whitstable farewell.

Thames Sailing Barge 'Greta' putting to sea from Whitstable Harbour for a trip around the Isle of Sheppey. ORDER GICLEE PRINT NOW!