29 Sept 2013

The Artist

This night,
the land is bathed
with scent of coming rain,
storm-chased by wild clouds above
the path.

In awe,
the artist stands
transfixed by the beauty
as he wends his way uphill
to home,

his house
a solid shape
beneath the silhouette
of branches dancing in wind's
embrace.

One day,
paint on canvas
will imortalise it,
this fleeting moment in time,
this gift

which he
stores in his mind,
ready to begin work
as soon as daylight calls
"Morning!"

This week, I've used a detail (colour enhanced) from the Mark Haley image which Tess gave us for The Mag prompt today. It reminds me of a Constable painting...
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25 comments:

  1. Tess Kincaid29 September 2013 at 17:38

    Lovely...I can smell that scent of rain in the air...

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  2. Srinidhi29 September 2013 at 17:47

    Superb! So well constructed!

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  3. Anonymous29 September 2013 at 17:51

    Excellent poem and I like what you did with the picture too:)

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  4. Laurie Kolp29 September 2013 at 18:33

    I like the idea of immortalizing a house.

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    1. Jinksy29 September 2013 at 18:37

      Methinks it's the moment in time, rather than the house, that he wants to immortalise... :)

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  5. Kathe W.29 September 2013 at 19:07

    positively wonderful Jinksy! and I love the warm tones along with warm words..

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  6. Kay29 September 2013 at 20:46

    oh to capture that fleeting moment....lovely piece!

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  7. steveroni30 September 2013 at 01:24

    Jinksy, I like what yu did with this prompt, immortalizing the moment--after all, one of the "duties" of art, sculptoring and photography, IS to view a moment or thought which might go unnoticed, and reveal it in a perspective which will not be easily forgot.
    GoooD !

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  8. Sueann30 September 2013 at 11:06

    Image is beautiful...and your words so capture the moments of experience.
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  9. Silent Otto 30 September 2013 at 11:22

    Time lapsed eternity ... Small sliver therof, thanks ....

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  10. J Cosmo Newbery30 September 2013 at 12:06

    It is the joy of the artist - capturing time and place.

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  11. kaykuala30 September 2013 at 13:49

    A excellent idea of blending it with an artist's work of art! Nicely Jinsky!

    Hank

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  12. Doctor FTSE30 September 2013 at 21:01

    Beautiful colouring for well chosen words.

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  13. Kristen Haskell30 September 2013 at 23:31

    Lovely - I just painted today myself!

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  14. Anonymous1 October 2013 at 01:00

    Beautiful work! The artist comes alive through your words.

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  15. Ginny Brannan1 October 2013 at 05:21

    Ah, there is beauty found even on gray days if one looks for it. You have done a lovely job capturing the image!

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  16. Lucy Westenra1 October 2013 at 06:55

    I have walked in that part of Yorkshire. And read "Wuthering Heights" Your poem revieved memories for me.

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  17. hyperCRYPTICal1 October 2013 at 09:39

    Oh those fleeting moments Jinksy - if only we could immortalise them all.
    Anna :o]

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  18. Unknown1 October 2013 at 10:06

    A very good morning, indeed!

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  19. Susan Lindquist1 October 2013 at 11:04

    Oh ... I loved the vignette this piece paints ... it's so evocative. Such a nice bit of work this week!

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  20. Lyn1 October 2013 at 19:43

    I love your artist's hand and eye...you sure have imortalized this scene for me!

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  21. 21 Wits2 October 2013 at 14:44

    I saw rain as well. It's the images like, dancing branches that make my thoughts linger. Excellent path. I am excited to get your feedback on mine this week, a bit of something different for me. Brought to life from one of my favorite Renn-Fest acts!

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  22. ~T~2 October 2013 at 20:41

    Looks like he'll paint it a little more cheerfully. Nice!

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  23. Susan Anderson2 October 2013 at 21:10

    Love the way you painted this poem, and the photo prompt.

    =)

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  24. Truedessa4 October 2013 at 23:55

    This was well done..I think the artist caught the moment with wonderful words..

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