The Phoenix and the Turtle
In 2003-4 Gordon painted two pictures in a small series over the last poem of William Shakespeare, the mysterious allegorical poem “The Phoenix and the Turtle. The second picture in the series, Requiem, is inspired by the works of the English renaissance composer William Byrd.
The Phonix and the Turtle, 160×170 cm, 2003 
Requiem (William Byrd), 160×170 cm, 2003-4
