Wednesday, March 30, 2011

paintings


like the forgetful artist that she can be
winter left some paintings behind


some mottled and rainworn

some sun-creased and soft


some fractured and careworn


all looking to be hung on the wall of the gallery in the sky

26 comments:

Pauline said...

every one is a masterpiece, yes? rainworn, sun-creased... lovely word choices

Ruth said...

I've always loved paintings gone to crackle. The warm and cool in these dance together so well. And that last fellow looks to be dancing without a partner, poor chap. (he's tilted sideways to the left, arms circled and open)

Lisa Ursu said...

best gallery ever!!!!

Dan Gurney said...

Mother Earth is such a prolific and talented artist. She makes masterpieces without even seeming to try. Thank you for showcasing some of her work.

Tess Kincaid said...

Extraordinary!!

ellen abbott said...

so beautiful (she says as she is on so glad not to have snow and ice).

Linda Sue said...

"money ruins art" Mom Nature just gives it away for the taking- thank you for taking!! Lovely!

aguja said...

Your post is so moving. Brilliant, that you have brought together the end of winter with your precious words.

hope said...

Mother Nature does fine work when she's not in a bad mood. :)

steven said...

pauline thankyou! steven

steven said...

ruth - i took these on the schoolyard one morning recently. the sky was high and the earth was melting and so was my heart as i took these pictures of the timeworn remnants of big snowy events . . . . little paintings all. steven

steven said...

liza - best time taking pictures at school ever. the kids were all over it. why? what're ya gonna do with 'em? who're they for!! steven

steven said...

dan it's one of the best parts of my work here. steven

steven said...

tess - nothing but natural. steven

steven said...

ellen it becomes a hard to like feature of a friend after you learn to love her no matter what. steven

steven said...

linda sue there she is. all and everything. no conditions. no terms. steven

steven said...

aguja - it's the calendar end but there's more wintry stuff still to come. thanks for your kind words though. steven

steven said...

hope that's very funny!!!! thankyou. steven

Meri said...

Looks like the paint will never dry.

* said...

A gallery in the sky, can I hang there, too?

steven said...

meri - i figure it'll shift somewhere else and become another painting. steven

steven said...

terresa - you surely do! steven

Brigid Daull Brockway said...

Amazing. Makes the snow and ice outside my house today seem a bit less ugly. Would be even less ugly if the snow and ice didn't keep finding their way into my socks...

steven said...

hello brigid and welcome! i laughed when i read your comment - it's snowing here right now and i commute on a bicycle so i know that this morning, i'll have wet socks, a wet butt, and my poor face will become even more weatherworn! however, it's really pretty actually - the snow i mean! steven

Rachel Fenton said...

Freezing seems much the best way to go. Beautiful art.

steven said...

rachel - there's beauty in everything. it's entirely how you see. thankyou for your kind comment! steven