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Alice McMahon White
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Delving Deeper II

Wed Jul 23, 2008, 5:23 AM
I'm beginning a series of self-portraits. Also trying for a deeper metaphoric and symbolic meaning in my work. Some of this will be done through the use of poetry, sometimes the text of the poems will be included in the finished works.

This poem was written to accompany my most recent drawing, "Black Butterfly" completed July 20th, 2008. The text of the poem was incorporated into the drawing.


"Black Butterfly"


Bemusing muse

Black butterfly

Came through the ether

Mystical wings

Encircled me along the way

Enraptured on a summer day

Music painted on the sky

Black butterfly



Blown in from far off dust

Astral soul

Dressed in stardust

Black butterfly

Draw me perfect

Emergent from this coal black shell

Wet wings spread in joy to stand

Transformed

Flawless at the artist's hand



Evanescent passion lies

In our wavelengths intertwined

Black butterfly

Never caught

Light gently in the mind

Bring luminous thought


(c) Alice McMahon White 2008

4 Comments | Previous Journal Entries
  • Listening to: Black Butterfly by Laura Veirs
  • Reading: Ten Poems to Change Your Life
  • Eating: Dark chocolate
  • Drinking: Red wine

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  • Current Residence: Chicago
  • Interests: Making art
  • Favourite movie: Across the Universe
  • Favourite band or musician: Van Morrison
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock
  • Favourite artist: Sargent
  • Favourite poet or writer: Walt Whitman
  • Favourite photographer: Zoran Orlic
  • Favourite style of art: Realist
  • Personal Quote: Mourning/Dove and blood red songbird/Sing requiems for/Love/Found and lost before it occurred
  • Tools of the Trade: Paper mylar charcoal pastel

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*M--Art Jul 15, 2009, 2:05:23 AM
Your work is simply stunning
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~purplepanda32 May 30, 2009, 5:53:44 PM
you have an extremely wonderful gallery, i especially love the White Album series, and your drawing are SO realistic!!! :heart:

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I've finally figured out how to use the fellytone!

icon was made by me. (:
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~White-Lily-Art Jul 9, 2009, 5:50:42 AM
Thank you for visiting pp! I do like realism. :)

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See my pastel painting videos at:
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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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*Rita-Ria Mar 13, 2009, 8:34:11 AM
beautiful gallery!

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[link] = more of my artwork
[link] = beautiful books

Psalm 23: Der Herr ist mein Hirte, mir wird nichts mangeln.
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~White-Lily-Art Mar 25, 2009, 6:54:54 AM
Thanks Rita!!!

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See my pastel painting videos at:
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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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*janellemckain Mar 10, 2009, 6:46:51 PM
Hi! :w00t:

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"Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art." - Leonardo da Vinci
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~White-Lily-Art Mar 10, 2009, 6:48:40 PM
Hi Janelle, long time I've not been here. Here to check up on my baby mostly. How are you?

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See my pastel painting videos at:
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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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*janellemckain Mar 10, 2009, 7:31:55 PM
Oh, I understand. Well, you can check up on ME too mom! K?

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"Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art." - Leonardo da Vinci
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~Murat2000 Feb 11, 2009, 7:23:34 AM
I added you as a link in my site to appreciate your work.
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