This page covers art from Karen Pierce Gonzales and Sara Bell, with my response in words and Haiku format. This is part of an Ekphrastic Challenge for April 2024 hosted by Paul Brookes ( wombwellrainbow.com ). Each day Paul is posting art by a number of contributing artsts, inviting writers to respond. I am a songwriter, not a writer, but this is good practice and I was lucky to be included and so I stuck to Haikus for the exercise. For each day I contributed two Haikus. Please check out the wombwellrainbow.com for the contributions from other writers and check the websites for Karen and Sara. You can enjoy some of their beautiful art below.
Journey
Take me
on a journey
Through art and craft
A map for finding beauty
Through time, life and space
Dazzle me
with your art
A skill
A warmth and depth
To help me learn and heal
Intrigue
with softness of colour
Hues of gentle hint
And delicate curves
Like an essence of woman; sublime
And now
Before the first ‘hello’
Goodbye
How the art will linger
Through sands of time
Matt Guntrip
Poem for the art of Karen Pierce Gonzales & Sara Bell for the Ekphrastic Challenge 2024 hosted by Paul Brookes @PaulDragonwolf1
ART AND WRITING
Sonoma Field Grass
Hanging Down
Bluebird
Eliada Maple
Blackbirds
Dragonflies Dance
Tempura Garden
Red Dancer
Daylily
Rainwater on Leaf
A Sparkling Summer's Night
Garden Trellis
Bowl of Pears
Puzzled
Tree Shares Love
French Lavendar Head
Bridge Tree Big Ivy
Opening
Magnolia Magic
Red, White, Blue Pine Cone Tip
Picking Love
Strands
Rooted in Love
Eucalyptus Bark Flowers on Pine Bark Pond
Balm For The Soul
Fruit Bag
Dogwood
Painted Straw
Quince in Pink
In the air
Maidenhair Ferns
Wasp Honeycomb
Sunflower
Paint Flower Skin
Reaching Out on Craggy Gardens
Java Grounds
The Other Side
KPG 12 Marketplace
SEB 12 Fly
Half a Pine Cone
Moonflower
Eli
Roots in the Path
Morning Coffee