A POEM BY STEPHANIE BINDEMAN

Not Quite Giverny

One day I’ll get to Giverny.

See the spectacle itself,

Sketch the actual bridge,

The water lilies,

The surrounding foliage,

The amazing light.

For now though, I am content just here,

To paint this little hidden Suffolk gem.

No water lilies, weeping willows, or wisteria

To contrast all the greens,

But nonetheless,

A Still and quiet place, apart and full of wonder.

Still Waters

65x80cm | Oil on canvas

Oil on Canvas – Sproughton – Suffolk

The artist

About Stephanie Bindeman

I started my career with a BA (hons) in Art and Design at Manchester, specialising in Textiles. After initially doing freelance work, I moved to Leicester to do a PGCE and then obtained a teaching post in Suffolk. I later took up the position of Head of Art in a large Secondary School, a position I held for many years. Although I still do a little teaching, I am now retired and have the time to pursue my own work. I paint for pleasure, sometimes to commission and have recently started exhibiting in both Suffolk and London.