"Ode to the Plein Air Painter"

[Karen Scannell]

I didn't get to paint today...so I turned my creative juices to a bit of poetry. Had fun composing this!!

 

ODE TO THE PLEIN AIR PAINTER

 

Starting New Year, what are your goals,

as an artist who paints "En Plein Air"?

To increase you skills, pay all your bills,

and become an "Art Millionare"?

 

By January first, become fully immersed,

in what inspires us to create.

Prepare for all weather, travel "light as a feather",

and remember.....not all will be "great"!

 

Throughout the year, it becomes clear,

as the secrets to "art" are revealed.

Not a moment to rest ,  you're on a quest-

and eyes ,  continuously "peeled"....

 

For that outdoor scene, we attempt to glean

a " likeness", a "spirit", a "feel"...

a struggle, a fight, a sudden changed light-

...damn, now where's that colour wheel?

 

Then suddenly one morning, it comes without warning-

like a gambler whose dealt a "royal flush".

The "zone" you have entered, and finally "centered",

create effortlessly, "at one with the brush"!

 

So in Art don't despair - we never "get there"

as our goal is a life-long quest-

We create and perspire, bewilder, admire-

and, will always be seeking our best!!

[Karen Scannell]

:) Your on your own , next paint-out Tony, if that's what you've been reading!! ...Don't let the "struggle" get-ta-ya.......think happy thoughts! ;)

[Tony Robinson]

Wow! The pen is mightier than the sword...but what about the brush?

I sometimes wonder which is worse, my painting or my writing verse?

Anyhow, for those who prefer prose...

This might be an appropriate read over the hols.