leafy light...

The town is quiet
But for the winter's wind
&
The tides of night
But for boiling tea water on the stove
Bread cheese
&
The stars coming in under the curtains
In
Leafy light
In
December

peacock roof acrylic by pat fry...

in a movie i make...

Pink salmon sky
Over Shaw's & Sovereign Bank
Lamps
&
Wires
Closing doors
Whispering songs
Flickers
Oceans wink
At the High Places
& Ginsberg waxes poetic at the moon coming up
In a movie I make

her orange wings translucent...

Redux
The red pen
Red sky in the morning
Delights
Bewares
State fairs fast little mares
Jazz
In the evening
The Duets Esperanza & Zinno
Poetry & sketches in the morning
Tributes
&
Drabs
Literati & papaya
Oh
,
Man
!
Jazz
In the evening
Stars & sigh
Fly
High
Her orange wings translucent
&
Perfect
-
Perfectly

john coltrane...

john coltrane & all the new york songs...

John Coltrane
&
All the New York songs
Jazz in My Sketchbook
Just
Jazz
&
One 3B pencil from Maine
.
I
N
E
E
D
Central Park West
In the morning

hemingway ponder...

ponder...

Ponder
Shortened hair tossed
Beard too
Shortened grained & white
Ponder
Slate gray touching a lip
Crow
Lines
Eyes
&
Purses of the mouth
Furrows
&
Forehead
.
Ponder

that train whistle...

That train whistle
&
Rain & cars splashes in the streets
Noisy
Not like the wind on the bay
In the trees
Under circling stars
On black black skies perfectly &
Early
Not as close to me

3 boats acrylic...

makana...

bud's house acrylic by pat fry...

skinning shed acrylic by pat fry...

two figures...

Two figures
Mauve black fades
&
The
Lamps
Do

Too

The Group on a Street in & out of doorways
Shoppes
&
Carts under the New Streetlamps & dew

Each Other at Other Ends of a Street
The bar Indoors the sandwiches Outdoors fades
&
The
Lamps
Do

Too

Something written Nov. 16, '11 for
Three Figures In A Group, oil on paper by John Lorence, Feb. 4, '62.

colonel swiss guard acrylic...

storm acrylic...

is a ride...

Is a ride
Somewhere
Nearby
& far
Plain & star
Wings
Berries & brew
-
Brew
&
Leaves so few
-
High on a mountain
High on a cloud
Looking
I see a raindrop on a leaf in a storm

i just don't know where you are...

I just don't know where you are

On a snowy night
On a sunny walk

Quick hearts
Quick hearts

The movie house is quiet now
There was a big moon this morning

No stars

Quiet
More than yesterday the day before & the day before that

Quick hearts
Quick hearts


-November 12, 2011

blueberry field acrylic...

sketch 11-12...

Veterans Day...

"Here's to us and those like us. Damn few left." -Gardens of Stone

5:57 a.m. ...

A warm cool
A star
Some lights on across the bay
Another star
Out the window on the bay
Lights on across the bay
A red tail light up the street
A low hum of a car engine & another star
& the sound of coffee percolating
A warm cool

warm november chimneys quiet...

Poets
Work in the morning
Colors
Magenta
Fog
Red leaves dancing
Warm November chimneys quiet
Birds
&
Dogs
Too
&
Walks
By the firehouse down the Catholic stairs
To the smokehouses
To write

draw with a word...

Draw with a word
April
Frost sky
Magenta again
November again
A flower a tear & the tent on the beach
Even in April
Even in November

i heard the wind before daylight...

I heard the wind before daylight
Breaths of blue
&
Other colors
.
Now
,
The sun is on the bay & the movie house & the hill
&
The wind too
Boats bob blueberry muffins tea & jazz
Sassafras
Evening
Sunshines too
&
Other colors

orange sky oil painting by jean d inspired by a dieter stark-strong photograph...

cemetery in france oil painting by jean d inspired by a dieter stark-strong photograph...

little song the wind...

Little song the wind
Now
Then
Though
Sometimes like the Stan Kenton orchestra
Artistry in Rhythm
&
Intermission Riff
Montgomery
,
Plant and Stritch
,
1988
Whisperings of Ella
Mark Murphy
Bluebirds gotta fly
...
&
The
Moon
Is
Low
,
Speak low
The
Moon
Is
Low

pamela acrylic...

jazzatar redux acrylic...