Art Class

Arabesque Bright, graphite, Ann Radley

Let us begin with a simple line,

Drawn as a child would draw it,

To indicate the horizon,

More real than the real horizon,

Which is less than line,

Which is a visible abstraction, a ratio.

The line ravishes the page with implications

Of white earth, white sky!

The horizon moves as we move,

Making us feel central.

But the horizon is an empty shell —

Strange radius whose center is peripheral.

As the horizon draws us on, withdrawing,

The line draws us in,

"Scatterbrained"  c 2013, Brian Rollason aka Pixel Chemist

Requiring further lines,

Engendering curves, verticals, diagonals,

Urging shades, shapes, figures...

What should we place, in all good faith,

On the horizon? A stone?

An empty chair? A submarine?

"Twisted Feelings" c 2012, Brian Rollason aka Pixel Chemist

Take your time.  Take it easy.

The horizon will not stop abstracting us.

~ By James Galvin


Whether the line we begin becomes a simple gestural drawing, an intricate design, or words forming poems, prose, or literature each line has the potential for greatness... 

     much like each living being begins with the most simple of actions and has the potential achieve great things. 

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