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penning picassos

if Guernica were a poem ~ if I could write it

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/29/2024 12:47:00 PM

Good one..If I could write it. LOL..That is a big if. thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara K

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/31/2024 11:49:00 AM

One can only hope that their words will still be turning over when you no longer are, impacting. Cheers! xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 7/25/2024 4:39:00 PM

Thought provoking as always Maureen. I've seen Guernica in Madrid, and I've read all of your poems. A courier's bicycle seat and handlebars is a bull's head ;)~ Hugs

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/27/2024 8:32:00 AM

Jealous ;), xomo!

Duke Beaufort

Date: 7/24/2024 1:05:00 PM

Maureen, you have a very interesting idea here. The contrast of mediums gives me a lot to think about. How do we relate one to the other? A good question. You are making me smile!!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/27/2024 8:31:00 AM

I find when words fail me it’s paint or clay to say what I need to say. xomo

Tom Woody

Date: 7/23/2024 5:17:00 AM

I like your response to Gary below, ie, we artists aim for an emotional response. To have some kind of impact, that's the ticket. Otherwise, why bother. Nice mono

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/27/2024 8:32:00 AM

Thank you Tom.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/20/2024 11:59:00 AM

I'd love to see your take on the actual painting Mo! I'm not into abstract art but that painting is fascinating:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/27/2024 8:30:00 AM

I would love to see the actual painting! It didn’t make it on the Picasso tour that came to town, so big it is. Hugs! xomo

Chris Con

Date: 7/17/2024 1:27:00 PM

Chances are this isn’t even Picasso’s idea - He was a one of the greatest art thieves of his time.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/18/2024 4:52:00 AM

Ooh, I do love stealing common sayings for my little poems, I suppose I am penning picassos.

Gary Radice

Date: 7/17/2024 8:06:00 AM

Maureen, your monoku is very abstract in itself - it is effective by not having the appearance of being complete..if you get my meaning. :) That’s my take anyway. ..and at the end of the day how do you describe in writing the painter’s works such as his anti war painting ‘Guernica’? Cheers - Gary

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/18/2024 4:56:00 AM

It’s that emotional response that we aim for as artists. There’s a wonderful interview with Tommy Lee Jones about art in reference to Natural Born Killers where he talks about Guernica, of something of beauty expressing the horrors of war. Thank you Gary!