in february i went to a Flinders quartet concert at Montsalvat, and heard the new string composition of Derek Brookes. this including what he described as moments of joy and haiku concepts. i think these came across in the little watercolour I did during it, with a little of the lyricism:
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As I presented it to the Quartet for him, I had a go at reworking it in a larger format on yupo paper below.
![](https://samgolding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/derek-b-fq-2020-1024x768.jpg)