At dVerse Laura is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write in response to painting titles. Of the five title choices I chose the first: “A Painter Without A Brush” by Gerhard Richter (2019)
dVerse Poets – Poetics – The Poet As Painter
“Many painters are afraid of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the painter who dares and who has broken the spell of ‘you can’t’ once and for all.’ ” Vincent Van Gogh
The Canvas The canvas stared at him long, taunting him, daring him to move sans brush upon its surface, he stared back smilingly happy, slowly he undressed and rolled up his shirt and soaked it in paint, and frenzied it across the silent canvas, all at once, fingers, arms, legs, with every inch of body, he kissed and caressed that canvas with a language of colour rarely seen in any conversation or heard on any palette of note. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
parallax 
“ with a language of colour rarely
seen in any conversation or
heard on any palette of note”… What lovely and powerful usage of words. Loved the poem ❤️🙏👍 and the quote from Vincent Van Gogh.
LikeLiked by 7 people
a real body of work! the verb ‘frenzied’ speaks volumes here. p.s. I really like the van Gogh quote – as poets, the blank page has the same effect so this turn around is interesting
p.p.s. the prompt requests that the poem has the same title as the artwork except it was my error (oops) in that Richter is the painter without a brush and his painting is merely “abstract iii”
LikeLiked by 4 people
Many thanks Laura – oops for me too 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is pure gold! I have used my hands (a few times my lips) to create an acrylic …. your poem journeys far beyond those feeble attempts. Cheers.
LikeLiked by 5 people
Well, hardly feeble, you actually did it, though I must confess I’ve used my hands and face to paint, such messy fun! Thank you so much Helen.
LikeLike
This would be very therapeutic
LikeLiked by 4 people
I can vouch for a little of that 🙂
LikeLike
So lovely! I really love the display of imagery and the simplicity as well. God bless and continue to keep up the good Poetry! ❤
LikeLiked by 4 people
I think the process of painting without a brush is so much more intimate than using the traditional painter’s tools
LikeLiked by 5 people
Wholeheartedly agree Bjorn.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Total body of art.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Many thanks Pat, yes, literally 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
…….💝💝💝 oh my GOD this is amazing! I am applauding as I read 😀
LikeLiked by 4 people
Just loved your response Sanaa, thank you so much 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
You’re most welcome! 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
That’s the way to do it!!
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thank you Liz. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
I love that van Gogh quote, Paul, and the way your poem springboarded off it. Blank canvas, block of stone, or blank page, we need something to mark them with. So many poor artists couldn’t afford the tools of their trade and made do with what they had. I love the way your arttist sans brush used his whole body,
‘kissed and caressed that canvas
with a language of colour rarely
seen in any conversation or
heard on any palette of note.’
LikeLiked by 3 people
I’ve used hands and face, feet, haven’t gone further yet, but while messy it’s such fun. Yes to your comments on artists making do, and thank you so much for your response.
LikeLiked by 3 people
I love it! That would have been a sight to see! A romp on the canvas!!
LikeLiked by 3 people
🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you Chuck
LikeLiked by 2 people
😊✨✨👍
LikeLiked by 1 person
language of colour rarely seen in any conversation or heard on any palette of note… Beautifull use of words!! ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Many thanks indeed 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
Says so much about his passion.
LikeLiked by 1 person
“he
kissed and caressed that canvas
with a language of colour rarely
seen in any conversation or
heard on any palette of note.”
I can feel the frenzied movement in this, Paul.
Thank you for that quote!
LikeLike
I love the creative process of the artist. The art and canvas is him.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, embodied, alive, thank you Grace 🙂
LikeLike
The quote of Vincent van Gogh is priceless, and your metaphors of a love couple are fantastic. Yes the painter and the canvas need to be in love, for a great result. Michael
LikeLiked by 1 person
They sure do, makes for passionate art 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
😉
LikeLike
Beautiful
>
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you very much.
LikeLike