Creating Paintings In The Dark

I had everything I needed to begin

Easel, Canvas, Paints, Palette Pad and Brushes

With my mind's eye I could see the picture clearly

A simple and beautiful  painting of you and me

Now if only I did not have to paint in the dark

All I needed was for you to hold up the torch

As I tried to paint with my hands what I felt in my heart

And I needed the light so I could see my handiwork

But you did not provide the torch i needed

So in the end I could not recognize my masterpiece

For apparently I was not in your master plan

It was not the picture my heart wanted to paint

But what else did I expect?

When you left me creating paintings in the dark

~ This painting is called the 'passionate kiss'. I can see where the painter is coming from. For it seems like an abstract representation of two bodies merging together as one. Yet, its hard to recognize the two people sharing that passionate kiss. Plus, if I didn't tell you its name, maybe some of you wouldn't have thought of two bodies merging, would you?

Disclaimer: I think this is a beautiful painting. In no way am I saying that this painting is ugly. But lets work under the assumption that this is not what this painter wanted. The point i'm trying to make is about the lack of clarity, and the fact that Papa Painter or Madam Painter did not have this in mind, and is not amused, and cannot even recognize what the heck this is.

Anyway, painting in the dark is very much like chasing pavements that lead nowhere, you see. When you're done, you realize you're simply tired.. wasted time and effort. So how about you know that you definitely have that torch, or in the case of pavements, find a map, get some direction ... and the rest will follow beautifully.... no long thing!