Hi Bob,
I'm not sure I can add anything constructive regarding this, but I liked it
a lot. It made me think of being taken round a gallery by an old art teacher
of mine, Mrs Miller, when I was about 11. I'm not sure that you'll think
that a good thing, but it was as far as I was concerned, because I loved her
classes, even though I was pretty hopeless at art.
I think normally the "wow" wouldn't have felt right to me, but because I was
thinking of the poem in that way, it just helped convey the enthusiasm.
I liked your closing couplet too - very laconic.
Regards,
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: The Pennine Poetry Works [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Bob Cooper
Sent: 28 August 2004 21:49
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Pausing In The Gallery
For information on how Internet email incoming to the Northcliffe group is
handled, please visit http://nngi/results.asp?key=it7`1008200413324052300
H'm, guess I should blame Sue (cheekily) for this one getting written!
Anyway, all comments welcome:
Pausing In The Gallery
And here's St. Luke Drawing The Virgin.
She doesn't yet look bored as he draws.
Hey. Stoop down. Look. There -
the paint beneath his fingernails. Wow.
Now stand, relax. He's been at it for some time,
see how he's kicked off a shoe,
and look at his sketch in the painting,
two images of the Virgin.
And now step back, notice
in the background there's another Luke
painting another Virgin. The one in the front's
Jan Grossaert, the artist - but who's the other?
So many virgins. So many painters. Some visible,
some invisible. See. Such is the insight of art.
Bob Cooper
St. Luke Drawing The Virgin
by Jan Gossaert (Mabusse)
The National Gallery, Prague
_________________________________________________________________
It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today!
http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger
DISCLAIMER
Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the individual and not
necessarily those of Northcliffe Newspapers, Leicester Mercury Group,
Northcliffe Retail or Northcliffe Accounting Center. This e-mail and any
other files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or the person
responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you
have received this e-mail in error and any use is strictly prohibited. If
you have received this e-mail in error, advise the sender immediately by
using the reply facility in your e-mail software. This message should not be
seen as forming a legally binding contract unless otherwise stated.
|
