The Poetry Series
Seeking a truly collaborative experience, I completed a series of ten watercolor paintings with poet and writer Andrew Brown (brownalerts.com) The series of abstract paintings are based on Andrew's poems.
The Coast
The seawater sprayed
against and into my mouth.
I savored the strange
Sensation of becoming
the shore, except that
the waves did not hammer me.
They were like scissors.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $430 . (Framed)
Positivity
To call one a pessimist
is a lazy way
to say they can be dismissed,
as if happiness
is reserved for those
who close their eyes, plug their ears
and say “yes, yes, yes.”
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $380
Bright, Windy Day
These portentous clouds
speed past. Light rises, falls in
waves. Your irises
taken with shadows, dilate
and contract, the way
the breath of one who is seized
by passion quickens.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $380
Benediction (#5)
Before a flare bursts
within the dark, it rises
undetected by
those for whom it’s intended.
Likewise, the spirit
springs in motion before we
discern its presence.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $380
Saffron
A pinch of saffron
between thumb and forefinger
is enough flavor
to transmute the entire,
otherwise bland, broth.
No one knows why, but some things
make some things better.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $380
Benediction (#4)
Soil, fiber, dead
skin and fallen stars form dust
at the wind’s behest.
Likewise, the spirit gathers
and scatters us to
dark corners, hollow spaces,
& bright windowsills.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $380
Four-Letter Word
I spoke and was shushed
at a posh venue. I said
a crude word, a word
considered too obscene for
polite company.
I said out loud, I love you:
A hush, then the shush.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . SOLD
After a Fast
Every bite parcels
the sum of flavors, the way
prisms separate
vibrations into colors;
the tongue arbitrates,
otherwise, we wouldn’t know
how to judge a meal.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $430 . (Framed)
Advice for Aspiring Poets
Get ready to wreck
your credit, test your friendships,
and live a life free
from lasting satisfaction.
Get ready to say
the right thing at the wrong time,
or the opposite.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $380
At Forks in the Road,
I Look Around
When you offered me
two choices, I already
had decided not
to live a life confined by
either/or. Freedom
is not one or the other.
It is otherwise.
Watercolor . 16.5" x 21" . $430 . (Framed)
Paintings are available for exhibition and/or purchase. Please contact me.