Monday, May 11, 2009

The Artist, brush in hand painting His strokes
Vibrant and fluid
A perfect watercolor, a Monet
Each whist of the hand bringing forth life and light
The detail, exquisite but with a purpose beyond its parts
The night clouds suffocate, inviting confusion and chaos
This night is crisp as Autumn, grand strokes, impasto-like
Lungs fill with breath for the first time
A life once dead, now rhythmically sketched into the Masterpiece
Color in every crack of the canvas, the sky slick as oil
The Artist ravishing her soul with pure pigment, rich and penetrating
The Creator joining the meaning of her life to His craft

3 comments:

TerryB said...

I love the imagery. What is imposto?

You Suck If You... said...

impasto is a painting technique where one uses thick brush strokes, leaving the brush marks visible on the surface.

Unknown said...

Beautiful! I think you would enjoy reading- On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry. She begins with- "What is the felt experience of cognition at the moment one stands in the presence of a beautiful boy or flower or bird? It seems to incite, even to require, the act of replication."