On The Easel
Quiet intersections create a web
from which organic dark around light
and light around dark are set like gemstones
...dangle and leaning shoots and dark fans
play out their drama in this side yard jungle
20" h x 20" w on textured masonite panel
this daunting scale from ground to sky
eye and brush jumping zigzag across the span
twenty-six inches from left to right edge
forty inches from waist line tilting my neck upward twice
not my usual activity, swishing as I goes
in the same time I would devote to a small panel
two hours craning, neck bending, sockets darting
then...deciding to fix that glowing orb, right above
is it a sketch? a watercolor? a ghost print?
it stands for what it is.
from this experience forward a volume has been set
40" h x 26" w on gessoed masonite
the blue behind the lace of summer leaves
in my backyard, tiny pin holes, naming the edges
this underpainting took precedence
...instead of finishing it up as intended...I stopped
to let this new color to my palette brag
set aside on the dresser in my bedroom
I snuck glances, peeks as I passed by, brief sips
comments from a friend
nearly pronounced this work complete
that was a mistake
this has the role of a teddybear
when I've had my fill it will get a fresh life
37.5 " h x 28" w on gessoed masonite
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