The cover of my second poetry book collection, The Turning of Light, features Claude Monet’s luminous painting, Woman With a Parasol, Facing Left (1886), one of the most beloved images of the Impressionist movement.
In the painting, Monet captured more than a woman standing in a field. He captured a moment of living light — clouds drifting across the sky, wind moving through tall grass, and sunlight shifting across the landscape.
Nothing in the scene is still. Light moves, the sky changes, and the moment itself seems to pass even as we look at it.
That quiet transformation of light lies close to the spirit of the poems in The Turning of Light, which follow the turning of the seasons and the subtle ways time reshapes memory, love, and the inner life.
The Turning of Light can be found on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover versions.
lilies, sparrows and grass 
A beautiful cover for what is sure to be a beautiful book! I look forward to it and wish you good luck with your newest publication! 🙏🏽
Thank you dear Ellen for your well wishes! I am glad you like the cover of the book!
It is lovely to remember that the painter truly loved that woman who stood before him. A love(ly) choice of cover
Thank you so much! Indeed, it is nice to recall the love story between the painter and the subject in this painting!
Wonderful accomplishment!! Congratulations!! 👏🏻
Thank you so much, Chrissy! 🩷
You’re so welcome , Deirdra. Wishing you every blessing and success with it!! 🙏🏻🌹
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