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The Painting (in irrational subjective style)

 

 

The Painting  

 

            Bloop!

Black paint splotched against the canvas:

            Thick glistening globs

                        Stuck on red welter.                  

                       

                       Blip!

White goo spat from the flung brush.

            “Cows?

                        he offered,

                                    “In autumn?'

 

 

Cynthia Buell Thomas

                                                                                   (couldn't resist it)

 

 

 

 

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 30th Sep 2009 17:01

What mean you, fair maid?

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Isobel

Wed 30th Sep 2009 16:59

Go pull the other one - I'll never believe there wasn't some other inspiration...

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 30th Sep 2009 16:57

Gracious, it was so just for fun. it. I visited a Modern Art show years ago, and struggled to appreciate some of the pieces exhibited. I wrote this poem days later. I 'lifted' the phrase 'irrational subjective style' right out of an art textbook ... it was so fancy sounding, and basically, so useless. After a good laugh, I did follow its premise, sort of.
Michael's recent 'Art' post reminded me I had the poem somewhere.

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Cate Greenlees

Wed 30th Sep 2009 12:35

Walk across a cow field in Autumn and you` ll find plenty of dung so Im told Cynthia..... you just have to be careful not to step in it!
Cate xx

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winston plowes

Wed 30th Sep 2009 09:21

Whats going on here Cynthia?
Win

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Isobel

Wed 30th Sep 2009 08:33

Oh you are naughty - but I like you...

steve mellor

Tue 29th Sep 2009 17:22

Very colourful, you little tinker.
Steve M.

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