Long Live The Artist

and so our hero, the artist, 
forlorn as his palette, 
then sat down
to reconsider his life
not long having stepped back
from his paintings
only to find all his trees
were blue and his people
headless
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Hughes Avatar
February 9, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Clive, do I interpret this to mean reflecting on mistakes made in ones life? One thing is for certain, your work is enthralling!
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February 9, 2024 at 11:51 AM
However you want to interpret it is ok. When I wrote it I was going with his paintings ending up reflecting his mood and though he probably didn't see it at the time, after stepping back that's when he saw what he had done. Also my thought on people being headless was a suggestion that the painter avoided eyes and being looked at or more relevevant perhaps, stared at. Personally I suffered with depression and avoided being seen due to stigma. Anyway it's in the eye of the reader I guess. Thanks Mark
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