"What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman..."
“What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the/
streets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon…”
From “Allen Ginsburg’s A Supermarket in California
The image of Walt Whitman is a public domain image. 
Texture: Detail of concrete wall.
Image of Brooklyn Bridge I took in December 2008.
Part of the Thinkers/Genius Series
Featured in the Group: JPG Cast-Offs
Featured in the Group: Faux Vintage Fictions
Featured in the Group: Out of the Past
Featured in the Group: Show Me a Sign
Companion Works:
A Pocket Full of Stones
I Think
A Love Supreme
Revolutionary
Sam I Am
Nausicäa
The Human Condition
So What
Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Mindy McGregor
This stunning, great work!!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Mindy.
linaji
I was going to use Walt Whitman in my poem.. but decided on Nurada.. cause my heart is broken.. This is completely brilliant.. He looks like he is carved out of stone.. and you have given him a city beneath!! Like to feel this perspective.. his Soul knows no bounds!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
I have so loved the work of Whitman for so many years. The work just seemed to flow and go together. Thanks so much for your comments:~)
UnEasy
Just a beautiful, beautiful image – and what a great choice of poetry. I love Ginsburg. His noir poetry is among the little in that genre at my age I can read without spiraling down into a deep depression. I just re-read HOWL for the umpteenth time, and was, as always, astonished. I love the mono or duo tine here (you can guess at my level of expertise here O_o ) the vertical lines, perfect blending. You mentioned I think that you’d been in a kind of fugue recently (know the place – am there as I write this), but you’ve clearly broken free, as testified to by your last several images. I could spend hours just looking at, and being inspired by your work Mary Ann.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Kevin so very nice of you to say what you do here. Touched, really. It did feel good to get back to creating.
gail anderson
Mary Ann! this is utterly amazing! a brilliant image! hhhhhummmmmm i think i’m speechless.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Gail. I’m liking the image more as I step back away from it for awhile.
gail anderson
Mary Ann Reilly replied
always an honor. Thanks so much:~)
John Linton
Walt, wall & bridge…magnificent ménage à trois.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
hadn’t thought of it as a ménage à trois, but that works. You have a way with words:~)
Jack McCabe
I give it a Thumbs Up!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks
Denis Dalby
Brilliant image and thanks for the Ginsberg too.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Always a fan of Ginsburg and of course, Whitman.
Denis Dalby
Love those Leaves of Grass!
shanemcgowan
I like the mood of this photo, amazing Mary….do you have them thoughts every night..????
Mary Ann Reilly replied
nope:~)
micmac
Amazing work,fantastic effects and mood!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks.
Leeo
Lovely image & a great poem : )
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks I like the poet and the Ginsburg poem too:)
Jason D. Lader...
This is amazing This is a Special kind of Antiquity you have created here.
Well Done
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks
Helen Corr
wow!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks:)
Marc Evans IPA
Fabulous work ! Well done.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thank you
Angelique Brunas
and you call my work beautiful?
I feel honored, this is gorgeous!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Angelique:~)
Ellen Price
Amazing work…Very well done Mary Ann!!!!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Ellen
fotovizions
This is a well put together and creative piece ! Excellent work !
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks.
TheBlindHog
What an amazing image, Mary Ann. The combinaton of images, words, and teratment work together to create a stunning work of immense power.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Why thanks so much:~)
billyboy
What a lovely tribute, and a great job of blending and sepia conversion.
You’ve got the face almost looking as if it’s in relief.
Awesome take!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
it took some time to get it the way I wanted. thank goodness for layers.
Earthmonster
Excellent Mary Ann
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks:)
Larry Butterworth
this is epic, very nicely done
Mary Ann Reilly replied
Thanks Larry:)
rosso
People with great technical skills don’t always produce emotional output. And vice-versa. But this, and the rest of your series have achieved both. Nice stuff.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks, so nice of you to write that:)
shawhouse
wonderful, delightful, rich series…wow…. how about Wodehouse?
Mary Ann Reilly replied
perhaps a little “Plum” might be nice…
Ashley DeRossett
This is wonderful! A classic!
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks so much:)
Ashley DeRossett
Your welcome!
xo
artyfifi
Wow really dig this! Rockin artwork.
Mary Ann Reilly replied
thanks so much:)
aspectsoftmk
the textures and the depth of the art is fitting with the depth of walt whitman and his words…if you see what you read you feel the passion of the life…this is exceptional work..
gabryshak
mary ann,
congrats on your winning the votes of our group members at show me a sign
for your very own e-gallery exhibit!!
click on card to enter the exhibit!!
thank you for sharing your heART,
♥t