Poetry

 This is unusual subject matter for me; not architectural nor brightly colored. But I'm enjoying trying to paint this and it reminds me of a poetry workshop I recently attended, which focused on how one art form can inspire another. I think poetry is more about feeling than writing the way painting is more about looking than brushstroking.



I'm definitely inspired by listening to music and, as I continue to work on this painting for a friend, here's an attempt at a poem inspired by people in the Ohio Poetry Association who recently read theirs after a visit to our studios in the Pendleton Art Center. 

Creativity

How infinitely the divine spark ignites

to cast lanterns that light our journeys

in a turn of phrase or well-chosen word,

chords that expand the lungs

even when we don't sing them,

ancient steps and columns,

the golden mean,

ingenious construction,

elegant equations,

a perfectly-tuned engine,

juicy colors,

listening eyes,

elegant code,

the stillness of a pose,

grace in motion,

a welcoming smile,

the familiar viewed in a new way.

Life is short but art is long

and more vast than we imagine.

Seek and ye shall find

darkness or light

warmth and ice.