I got to putter at my painting!
And before I knew it, 18 hours had passed me by!
Of course, I accomplished nothing!
I did manage to mix a series of green paints.
I laid out a rough sketch of my picture.
And found all of my greens were the wrong shade!
Along the way, I discovered why Whistler did his version, the way he did.
And I marvel at the talent the man had!
An alcoholic, pretty much surrounded by immense talent he could not match,
Pushed to excel,
And slowly burning off his family's funds.
And he produced some of his most iconic works.
Yeah, maybe he did not know his subject matter,
But he more than made up for it in raw talent!
And as I always, quietly say to myself alone:
"Too bad he chose the Bohemian way ...
He could see the majesty of creation ...
And totally miss His Creator ... "
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