And now for your poetic prompt:select one of the pieces of artwork presented in this post. Write an ekphrastic poem about the work, incorporating the emotion it evokes in you and/or the emotion evoked through the eyes of the artist. Be creative! Go wherever the art and artist take you! Feel free to use the artists’ quotations as inspiration in your work.
down to the barest
revealing old broken bones
even through his death
a last cigarette still burns
comically sad portrait
The Bag Lady 
Comically sad indeed. I wonder if this is how he viewed himself.
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He probably viewed himself a lot, probably too much to stay sane
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Perhaps he did.
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Picture Perfection! You nailed this challenge with brevity ~ which is incredibly difficult.
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I always try to be brief
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One last smoke, as the prisoner about to be blindfolded.
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Love it Cheryl 🙂
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Thank you Paul
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Most welcome Cheryl
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Well, I finally saw a Vincent picture that I do not like.
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☺️
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You’ve painted a bleak picture with your words, perfectly matches the artwork.
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Thank you I guess 😀
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😄yes, it was a good thing.
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☺️
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Good take
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Yikes 😬 Talk about addiction by any means necessary 😔
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😀
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You capture the obstinate nature of the portrait well! Kudos ❤️❤️
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Thank you
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I wonder if that was just a cigarette? Van Gogh was pretty much a hedonist.
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What do you think it was?
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Marijuana? At the least.
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Even mj doesn’t last that long😂
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Yes I agree: comically sad portrait. People are stubborn are they.
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