I Dare Not Look

I hid my love when young till I

Couldn't bear the buzzing of a fly;

I hid my life to my despite

Till I could not bear to look at light:

I dare not gaze upon her face

But left her memory in each place;

Where'er I saw a wild flower lie

I kissed and bade my love good-bye.

 

Words by John Clare

 

On October, 31st 2008 I made a decision to dedicate a painting to every person and animal that died in the sinking of RMS Titanic April, 15th 1912. This resulted in a great deal of research and becoming acquainted with many interesting people, who have supported my endeavours. I then realised that people had died during the building of this magnificent ship and decided to add them to my list. In total I painted 1,600 paintings.

 

I share some of the paintings with you and will be uploading works from this collection to mark the 100th Anniversary of Titanic’s sinking which falls on April 15th 2012.

 

Painting using inks, acrylics, graphite, inks and Pitt pastels on paper - R.M.S. Titanic Project

 

 

♫ - Paintings and Music by Sophie Shapiro

 

Photography by Pryere

 

for Flickriver - Sophie Shapiro

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