Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro
Painting Paris. Painting France. The vivid colors of day to day life mixed in with the fantasy and history. The stuff of dreams: Golden baguette, blue shutter, red checked cloth, a dab of red wine, a splash of the Mediterranean and a touch of Marie-Antoinette.
Where does your paint brush take you? Where does the color blend in, fade way, add texture, give highlight…. Does the line between dream and daily life blend? Or does it bring contrast?
Is life pale blue, with hints of green shoots?
Yesterday mine was grey with lightening… headaches are dark aren't they?
What would you add to your canvas?
Different scenes,
Old facade,
Open door,
New path,
Romance at twilight,
Soft shades of mystery?
What kind of artist are you? Do you sketch details out in your mind first? Or do you get in and get your hands dirty?
I tend to stare at the paper for a long time…blank allows pregnant thoughts to emerge, or if truth be told: Last minute is my best friend for motivation.
I find it funny how something can brew within without knowing, without direction, or plan. How the unconscious mingles with reality, sparks dreams, tugs at one's desire then seemingly effortless, as a whim, it appears and the scene is made whole.
Colorful life. Is the daily canvas lick-able, nourishing to your soul?
I wonder if ideas, thoughts, and even friend's and warrior's messages stack up in the back of our closet like clothes we hope to wear one day. I wonder what color they would create if I didn't clean them out from time to time.
Every moment creates a scene even if brief, a dab of color is a dab of color, each stroke lends to another.
Contemplating the next move. As the river runs by, and a bridge offers passage.
Wine, the back side of a canvas and two boys in long aprons talk about the meaning of life and what girl they want to ask out.
A dab of
red
blue
and
two empty glasses.
Memories, moments, blending that is how it is, isn't it?
Waiting for someone to come, sit down, make the scene complete.
What color are you today?
_________________________________________________
Leave a Reply