THE FOOL
I Love this work,I had so much fun creating this art work , we all have been a FOOL or know some one who is a FOOL in our life time.—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
Rhana Griffin
wrote a great Poem also called the FOOL , I love it and goes very well with this art work .
, Thank you Rhana , please do visit her site to see more of her work.
THE FOOL
In the corner sits a fool,
her head, once held so high
now hangs between her knees
as hot tears of shame
fall silently to
drip onto her feet.
In the corner sits a fool
her golden locks,
once tossed in confidence
now fall victim
to the rough hacking of the
shears held in her hands.
In the corner sits a fool
the flowers of praise
once heaped upon her
now lie dead, turning to dust
borne away on the winds
of her own self disgust.
In the corner sits a fool
her fine raiment
once worn so proudly
now ripped to shreds
by the talons of the many
whose den she accidently stumbled upon.
In the corner sits a girl
broken but…
never beaten,
who belatedly realises
she has been played for a
fool
Her tears now spent,
she raises her head defiantly,
fixes a baleful stare
upon the cause of her suffering
and whispers…
never again
THE FOOL belongs to the following groups:
1 In The Beginning - Ancient Practices, Mixed Media, Shameless Self-Promotion, Spiritual Art, Tarot: Map Of Consciousness and The Healing Journey Available for sale asLaminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
linaji
Al-Neaimi.. this work today is flawless and brings such royalty to all of Us Fools..out here.. Look at the wisdom in the speaking mouth and the seeing eyes.. the third eye..knows to be here and be human is such a foolish joyous ride… I like how you allow us this time in your presentation of the New Fool on the block to let us interperate what we will.. Male or Female.. I don’t know.. both inside me.. for sure.. and the shells.. you know those shells in India very sacred ..
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much Lianji glad you see and enjoy.
butchart
wonderfully intense Al… your genius for detail shines….....the third eye… a blessing and a curse… as is the elaborate collar around the neck…......... bravo friend….....................b
Al Neaimi replied
Hi Butch how are you?
you are very kind glad you Enjoy this work.
velveteagle
Wonderful work Neaimi.. You have such talent…
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much Velveteagle was fun to create this work.
Sally Omar
Al, Beautiful!!!!! Sally xxoo
Al Neaimi replied
Hi my friend so good to hear from you , glad you like this work.
Dawnsky2
very interesting image, extremely royal…x
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Dawnsky , maybe we should call it the royal fool :-)
butchart
indeed Al… i always do….........b
Al Neaimi replied
Thanks again Buddy.
mlgkats
beautifully done good colors and great image
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Mel , how are you doing now days?
mlgkats
i am good and you , and you are very welcome
Al Neaimi replied
all is good here Mel :-)
J.K. York
superb subtle and dramatic distortions to the human face. the symbolism of the all seeing third eye is the mark of a fool indeed. hubris. beautiful patterns and symmetry. your love of this image shows through. bravo.
Al Neaimi replied
Hi J.K so nice to read your comment . glad you like this work i invite you to see more art like this … Thanks again.
mlgkats
good:)
Aritheeagle
The Fool in the Mirror
=================
The man sits wearily in front of the mirror
the sound of laughter ringing in his ears
a fool stares back at him.
A faint grin tugs at his lips
as he wipes the smile off his face
and stores it back in the jar.
The rest of the face soon follows
waiting in the jars.
The clown is no longer in the mirror.
Is he? The man smiles, frowns, makes faces.
The man is no longer the clown,
yet the clown is still there.
The lights go out, the mirror is silent.
The jars of grease paint wait patiently
for the sound of children’s laughter
Tom Raymond =================
Neaimi – this is brilliant work my friend.
You always show us your best foot work …..
Amazing!
Ari
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Ari
thickblackoutline
this is amazing! i can see the work you have put into this, and i really like the concept behind it
Al Neaimi replied
Hi thickblackoutline good to hear from you , how are you doing ?
yes this art did take a long time to make but it was alot of fun :-)
Thanks again.
Karin Taylor
i really enjoy looking at this Al!
lots of intricacies and a beautiful face…
love all the adornments :)
Al Neaimi replied
Glad you enjoy this work my friend.
Jewd
Excellent as usual…lurv that headress…
Al Neaimi replied
Hi Jewd , Thank you very much , I can send you the headress :-)
Mel Brackstone
Wow, what amazing work you do!!! So much to see and take in here.
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Mel , true alot to see :-) what i do is I set with nice cup of tea and travel within the art , at home i have the large size so it is easy to see all the details .
Jen Whyte
Such incredible imagery … beautifully crafted
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you my friend glad you like this work.
Mel Brackstone
it’s always so hard to appreciate the details on the bub, sorry to say.
Al Neaimi replied
Hi mel i did not get that
Nikki Mulkern
Beautiful creation, brilliant details!
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much Nikki :-)
Joyce Dickens,...
Extremely beautiful Al, very nice work.Rhana’s poem is wonderful also and the two make a wonderful work of art! I love the third eye…..the title suites this well!
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much glad you enjoy This work and the poem , was fun creating this work.
PJ Ryan
I love this piece of writing .. it fits so well with your image .. the tarot ..
excellent collaboration
xx
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Nicole.
Cherie Dirksen
Wow! Such beautiful details…a truly astonishing accomplishment…brilliant!
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Cherie very kind .
cherokee
Fabulous work Al,really wonderful…:)
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much Jo , glad you like it.
Makeba Kedem-D...
Excellent! peace…
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much Makeba :-)
andreasphoto
great work
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Andreas :-)
Tania Donald
WOW! your artwork is stunning. so beautiful. are you familiar with the work of Michael Parkes? your work reminds me a little of his, but with a futuristic twist that is absolutely fantastic.
well done.
t : )
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you very much Tania , Michael Parkes art is amazing I always loved what he does , glad you enjoy my work. Thanks again.
RosaCobos
Oh… this is a challenge for my “constricted mind”
Seeing the Tarot so fied upon his-her tridimensionality of Sight…Brain-Mind like an jewell coffer, staring to me and to anyone… looking behind annd in other directions I cannot grasp.
Used to meet The Fool.. like a prancing little horse, followed by a dog, biting his leg…. and remusing the marching on of the Creative Energy.
But your invitation is there… breaking my concepts, my inner images,and forcing me to “see” others….I have met your Tarot Figures before… and now I invite you to join another Archetypal Journey in , a project cherished by byself some months ago… now a reality with the collaboration of a real valuable woman, called Tammy… here it is
Tarot :Map of Consciousness
RosaCobos
Sorry… forgot to tell you
I am Rosa, host of the group
Al Neaimi replied
Thank you Rose I did Join :)
RosaCobos
Wellcome ,then!!!!
A hug!
Rosa
RosaCobos
Tri-dimensional vision…
Featuring this quality…
Congratulations
Rosa&Tammy
ArcadiaTempest
The art and verse are partners in the sublime….wonderart…just superb!
Astoreth
“never again….” indeed…. Your work is always so utterly beautiful and profound. xx
Tracey Walker
I love the concepts of clowns, harlequins and fools…all-knowing and sad inside, but strong and proud beyond belief. I love both the picture and the poem xx
joyousmoon
Lovely! Congratulations on your feature! Beautiful work!
Songwriter
I feel in very pensive mood after looking at your image and reading the poems here on this site. It is a very easy- to—identify- with work and hard to shrug off. Thank you for such an interesting experience. :0) Song
Evita
Fantastic image !!! :D
bubbleblue
wow, excellent work