Garden of Dreams | Original Art | Illustration
Medium: Mixed media – Ink, Watercolour, Acrylic
Style: Expressive, abstract, ethereal
Techniques: Layered washes, soft gradients, flowing organic forms
Palette: Warm neutrals, soft pastels, subtle contrasts evoking dreamlike serenity
Key Features: A visual journey through longing, self-reflection, and emotional resonance
Description:
Created during Chapter 2 (2020 - 2023), this piece is part of the Versions of Robert Collection—a deeply personal body of work reflecting my journey through my mother’s stroke, dissociation, and eventual dementia. This period of my life involved immense inner soul work, each piece acting as a page in a diary, accompanied by a poem or story.
“Garden of Dreams” explores the longing for connection, the whispers of memory, and the questions we ask ourselves in moments of solitude. The soft, flowing textures and layered washes suggest an ethereal space—where emotion, memory, and hope intertwine.
This piece invites the viewer to question:
• How do our dreams guide us?
• What truths do we hold onto, and which do we release?
• How do we navigate the unknown, waiting for love, purpose, and meaning?
Details:
- Size: A4 Illustration
- Material: Mixed media on paper
- Unframed
- Original, signed by the artist
- Limited Edition Giclée Prints Available – 150 prints total across three sizes, including the original size
Garden of Dreams | Original Art | Illustration
by Robert Paul:
Garden of Dreams
..
Garden of dreams
I feel you
I see you
I want you
I dream of you
..
I hear the echoes in my heart
Do not let me go
I call you
In the pieces of my life
..
I hear your voice between my words
From my silence I call you
From my tears I meet you
From my passion I love you
..
I hear the questions of my life:
How will I pass through this life?
How will I be guided?
How will I guide?
..
What will I need?
What will I speak?
Will I find my truth?
What will I continue?
What will I give up?
How will I let go?
How will I love?
How will I feel?
..
Questions of life
I have been holding on
Dreams do not go
I am here
Holding my love
Waiting
Entwined in your kiss
..
Garden of dreams
I am holding on to your silence
With my love
..
