Short Painter Poems

Short Painter Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Painter by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Painter by length and keyword.


Premium Member Clerihew Rego

Painter Paula Rego
was Portugese,as you may know
Pastels her particular thing
artist Victor Willing her a wedding ring
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Premium Member Clerihew Netscher

Casper aka Gasper Netscher
a portrait painter oh so pure
His genius so fully displayed
depicted by rugs,silk & brocade
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Premium Member Clerihew Homer

Illustrator Winslow Homer
as a painter caused quite a stir
Depicting the force of nature
with sea studies so real&sure
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Premium Member Clerihew Rousseau

French painter Phillipe Rousseau
with still life had a go
Paris salon medals one two three
& Knight d'honeur was to be
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Premium Member CLERIHEW ecphrasis XLII hughes

Painter Arthur Hughes
in pre-raphaelite who' who's
'April Love'* a reverse ecphrasis
depicting a love affair in crisis
art
Form: Ekphrasis


Premium Member Clerihew Vollen

Antoine Vollen realist
with breakfast piece did persist
A 'painters' painter it was said
a celebrity with srreet 'cred'
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Premium Member Clerihew Hoskins

Miniaturist John Hoskins
a face painter for his sins
Nonetheless & without a doubt
being the first gives him some clout
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Bonnard

Master painter Pierre Bonnard
promoted his genre so very hard
Life a visual joy he sought
his art pictures this thought
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Marlow

18th century painter William Marlow
a typographical artist you may know
So expert at design
as architect was he full time
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Cuyp

Son of a painter Aelbert Cuyp
married a rich widow pretty quick
Art he was no longer a fan
so because a notable politician
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Turnbull

US born John Turnbull
a portraitist so successful
The first graduate painter of Harvard
but perhaps tried a little too hard
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Premium Member Alfred Sisley

alfred sisley
impressionist en plein air
serves peace to my soul



AP: Honorable Mention 2026, Honorable Mention 2026
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Clerihew Lely

German Dutch Peter Lely
found England the place for he
Portrait painter to the royal&rich
his talent thereby found its niche
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Sky Painter

Some may believe there is nothing creatively new to be seen or made...before learning to look to the sky at sunrise ...every day
Form: Monoku

My Dream

Wondrous the Painter!
Sky is colors of my dream
Splashed from single orb
Reviving the earth aglow.
May I see sun of my life!
Form: Tanka

A Painter

A painter took brush and color,
and painted beautiful pictures.
In every inch of the work,
there is a broken piece of himself.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member Perceptions

The
painter
creates the
appearance of
things-
we
thereby
see each of
them in a new
light.

An ekphrasis after Kirchner
art
Form: Lanterne

Art

she's a painter
he's a poet
the potter takes his
clay and throws it
turning mere dirt
to a thing of desire

© Goode Guy 2011-12-29
© Goode Guy  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Clerihew Hassam

Prolific painter Childe Hassam
foremost  impressionist of 'Uncle Sam'
Flags also his motif
his patriotics  were a regular  brief
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Bewick

Painter Pauline Bewick a Geordie
loved water colours as a medium you see
A carefree Bohemian spirit
when she in this mood saw fit
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Premium Member Clerihew Francesca

Piero della Francesca
painter of thr Quattro centra 
long neglected but still so serene
'til "Downron' returned him to our screen
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Willensen

Jens Ferdinand Willinsen - a Dane
resident in France in the main
A painter/sculptor by prfession
now included in Danish  art Canon
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Foucquet

From Tours was Jean Foucuet
a master court painter in his day
entitled 'painter to the King'
to France the 'renaissance' did bring
Form: Clerihew

Thought

A dream visions
captured
in the capsules
of the brushes,
the painter sets them free.
Anything can't be imprisoned,
if once born...

Premium Member Clerhew Streater

Robert Streater a royalist
&a Sergeant Painter artist
Best known for ceiling of the Sheldonian
& clearly a Charles II appointed 'man'
Form: Clerihew

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