What a perfect phrase to express the life force that pours through the veins of all living things. The title of this post was conjured by Dylan Thomas, of course, in his poem The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower. His words were on my mind today as I cycled up to the studio with sparkling spring sunshine bouncing around the streets and glowing on the tips of plants and trees growing by the roadside.

I arrived in the studio at the start of a new week with a feeling that I wanted to work in colour again, and in particular, green. Still very small scale monoprints, but adding some spring and summer colour to the mix now.

Looking at the weather forecast for the next ten days or so, I can see that the green fuse is about to go off with a bang, big time. It’s very welcome. Whilst Germany is mulling over tightening Covid restrictions, i’m glad that the growing things around us are getting on with it regardless, they cheer me up!