this is so beautiful…from beginning to end…all that goes into the gift of life…and how we must leave it one day…hopefully, a hint of our love remains…
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“Old Boat”
Painting by Tracy Effinger Upton
From tracyeffingerart.blogspot.com
the rowboat
bumps gently
in moorage
asleep in her
dreams of
summertime
voyages cross
silver ponds
along banks of
svelte streams
iron oarlocks
intoning the
stout chants
of hardwood
in swivel and
swim through
deep pools of
cool fisheries
halting above
rower’s secret
most spot for
new mornings
of lazy delight
where the low
rising sun skims
and glances off
sparkling surfaces
all of a unit
the wood and
the rower
the water and
all of their
summertimes
sprung from
the dreamstuff
of one grieving
widow boat
left to her
paint crumbled
reverie missing
her untethered
days pulled with
pride and an
effortless glide
through the life
of the two arms
and hands that so
lovingly built her
Love the painting texture
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I was told it is “impasto” style of painting. The explanation give on this art site it: “A painting technique, impasto is a thick application of paint (usually oil) that makes no attempt to look smooth (arthistory.about.com). Glad you like it, Yoshiko! I am sure it is quite different than the Japanese style of simplicity –which I love!
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Interesting “impasto” style of painting 🙂
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