‘There’s no place like home.’ / ‘If I only had a heart, a brain, some courage’. Do these phrases bear any significance for us and i…
I wrote this a while ago with the intention of starting a new series of paintings on the Wizard of Oz….the idea is still there… I hope to begin a new painting/series soon on the subject. What I have written here, is the unfolding of the research work on my subject…it is important that I gain a deep understanding or insight into my subject, as well as preparing the visual side of things, i like to get a feel for it spiritually, or at least have an empathy with/for my subject/s. I read different editions of the story itself, and look at as many different illustrations as possible, rewatch the movie a few times, and listen to any music associated with it…for example the tracks from the movie, as well as things like Elton John’s and Katie Noonan’s versions of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and eminem’s Yellow Brick Road and Raine Maida – Yellow Brick Road and anything else i can find associated with the imagery of the story… Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland / Somewhere over the Rainbow Eva Cassidy / Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Kamakawiwo / Fields of Gold Eva Cassidy
Are you still into painting? I thought you gave that up and got a real job…
Ten Things You Must Never Say To An Artist….
Does he know you howl at quarter moons? Does he know you drew constellations in black ink on my skin?
the words… from mariposa i hope this piece is the beginning of something that i can go back to later… prompted by flash fiction’s latest challenge, that i interpreted as being full of desperation, needing to say something and only having an envelope and a splash of ink to get the words out.
They’re jealous of the success and talent of others. It happens everywhere….
Paint on through spontaneity & laboured thought. / Paint on through ignorance & envy.
Photos lie, they change colors and values.. / Sold for an astonishing 6.1 million pounds
/ Peter Doig…”Cabin” Saatchi Gallery catalogue / Peter Doig..”Ravine” Saatchi Gallery
Thought waves / Rippling out / In every direction / Will they reach her heart’s shore / Will she know / That they are mine / Will she know ...
A song of Love devotion and surrender…
close the curtains and send the stars home
o5.o8.2oo9 just walked out of the shower with this in my head .
How to take photographic reference and make it exciting, instead of only reproducing a photo*.
/ Still Life with an Awl
“So what happens? New artist portfolios are thrown aside into stacks”..
/ The Group of Five / Mutsu Carnival / Jazz / H0me / The Collation / Rosie at The Gala / Ambrosia / Jonagold 3 / Jonagold 4 / Jonagold / Bosc / Green Anjou / Red Delicious / The White Abate
Paper Dragons ~ twin souls emblazoned upon black jade / singed and scarred in battles, labeled society’s renegades Quiet visions of the…
This poem was inspired by coppertrees heARTwork called “Paper Dragons” Mountain of Dragons
_Does she judge my painted nails and ear decorations? / Or does she really see that I too am searching for God in the gentle light of thi…
Written in a moment of inspiration whilst sipping a cup of coffee in a cafe.
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/ What we want
for a single / moment i tried to get my head around / the words my mind / had processed but / i found / difficult / to comprehend
Written 3 August 2009. “The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it’s just a representation, is it not? So if I had written on my picture ‘This is a pipe,’ I’d have been lying!” ~ René Magritte
ART IS, BECAUSE / UTOPIA NEVER HAPPENED! THE BILLOWING SEAS / LAID IN A MOSAIC OF…........ ART IS NOT RELIGION…
Her body tilts back into him / opening her breast to the universe / She reveals an open heart / in order to be close / She risks raw / to rev…
My poem Purple Passion was inspired directly from Reynaldo’s beautiful painting Purple Passion. Featured in Midnight Ramblers 17-9-09 / Featured in Poetry and Beautiful Women 17-9-09 / Featured in The Sensual Word on 13-9-09 / Purple Passion written on 13-9-09
The comment I hear most from curators about why they aren’t interested in an artists who seem to be fairly decent painters is, “their wor…
/ Dilys / You’re Beautiful / Girl / She’s Like The Wind / She’s Come Undone
A deep-seated fear that there is something wrong with them and wonder if they may be unlovable or unacceptable..
Autumn in My Garden…photos by Janis Zroback
There has been a pileup of emails from artists, asking for ideas in dealing with abusive fathers, spouses, and other family members
Chinese Brush Paintings by Janis Zroback
Some artists have a glimmer of “what could be,” but success and relative happiness still seem beyond their reach.
/ October Eve / Deep Blue / Lost
Dreaming of him / makes her feel beautiful / Seeing his image / in her minds eye / Filling in the detail / the line, colour and form / He takes…
Featured in Lifeline 13-10-09 / Featured in The Sisterhood on the 9-10-09 / Featured in Midnight Ramblers 9-10-09 Dreaming of Him was written on the 5-10-09 and was inspired by Reynaldo’s beautiful painting Dreaming of Him and is part of our Tribute to Womanhood Series
She is to him the most precious gift / She is the beat of his heart, / the beam of his moon, / the shine of his stars / and the ignite of his…
The World In His Arms was written on the 10-10-09 and was inspired by Reynaldo’s beautiful Painting World in His Arms. The painting and poem are part of our Tribute to Womanhood Seris and our Woman and her Man Mini Series. It is the 14th Upload of our series.
Come and watch the scythe / Slashing through a paper night / Book and butterfly / Ace clubs a diamond heart / Would Vincent paint this dark n…
Inspired by the beautiful artwork of Lorenzo Castello. Thank you for the inspiration Lorenzo! / Art / music
When cast upon this hostile shore / I didn’t lose my faith nor curse / This nutshell opened up for me / Lorenzo’s painted universe
I started writing short verses for a series of paintings: “Eighteen Images in Search of a Poet” by Lorenzo Castello. / If you haven’t seen the Tanka verses, also written for this series by Jane Solomon, they are well worth a read, as are a number of other lovely poems by various artists which you’ll find as comments on the images. / I decided to join my verses together as one long and semi-cohesive poem, the meter is not consistent because I wrote a number of these as stand alone verses and had already posted them as comments. I have tried to tie them in and I think it works after a few reads to get the rhythm sorted. I have also recorded it right here I’d like to thank Lorenzo for the inspiration and for permission to include his wonderful images here. Click the images for a better view 1/18 / 2/18 / 3/18 / 4/18 / 5/18 / 6/18 / 7/18 / 8/18 / 9/18 / 10/18 / 11/18 / 12/18 / 13/18 / 14/18 / 15/18 / 16/18 / 17/18 / 18/18 /
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