“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, “You mean they forget?”
– Howard Ikemoto
“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” – Pablo Picasso
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.”
– Oscar Wilde
***
peinture
canvas
neither blank
nor barren
elle est un taquinerie
knowing how
i must spread, smear and spackle
her porous skin
as vast
as the mind can explore
just beyond this
mortal’s reach
creamy, thick, luxurious
stories to be told and
lies with which
i seal
her fate
***
bisous,
léa
poetry, photos and musings oh my! 
This is a beautiful poem! And I am renewing my tiny knowledge of french too! 🙂
I did have to look up “taquinerie” 🙂
Love
Christine
Xxxxx
Christine, glad you liked it. I struggle with french every day. 🙂 You were not the only one who had to look it up…
Love,
Lea
xxxxx
as vast
as the mind can explore
just beyond this
mortal’s reach….ah…love this…painting and poetry…aren’t they such a wonderful gift…love the quote…the first one so made me smile…thank you
“Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist as he grows.” Pablo Picasso
Merci beaucoup!
Love the poem (of course, you wrote it) and the quotations, especially Wilde’s. Cheers to you Lea!
Cindy, you are so generous, thank you! Wilde is good for your health. As you know, laughter is the best medicine!