Carle Hessay Earth E, with poem by bill bissett

Carle Hessay: Earth E

This was one of six paintings by Carle Hessay accepted by the juried show, Canadian Art Inspired by the Universe, 2009 (compiled by Gary Sedun, National Research Council, Herzog Institute of Astrophysics; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYccYNzn1-k).

In this case, bill bissett's poem, inspired by this painting (see below), was included in the exhibition:

earth e

we had such an

amayzing time ther

didnt we

running with th swallows

our brothr th cougar n th

veree mood winds

(also published in: from For Kelly, With Love: Poems on the Abstracts of Carle Hessay; Treeline Press, 2014, page 24)

(small abstract; water colour on paper)