Painting Is Silent Poetry

............................................."the secret of art is love" ~Antoine Bourdelle~

Rated R for sexual content.

prologue
every artist dips his brush in his own soul
chapter one
are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
chapter two
the true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection
chapter three
in life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves
chapter four
great art picks up where nature ends
chapter five
painting is a way to forget life, it is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.