A midweek Poem -- Visit a Museum

The Musée d'Orsay

Walking distance for the healthy
coming from the Eiffel we've done
probably not me anymore
Unless I can get shed this cane

The Musée d'Orsay's one we love
Old 1900 train station
Now holds art works of the masters
Huge train clock glass see in and out

There's no long queue you can come now
Have your fill largest collection
of impressionist and postim-
pressionist masterpieces in

the world, by painters including
Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir,
Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin,
and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

My beloved Vincent Van Gogh
Rodin sculptures here and at his
own museum here in Gay Paree
Or home with Wikipedia
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Links: Musee d'Orsay Wikipedia ;
Rodin, Paris
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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I am linked with Susan hosting Poets United Midweek Motiff
at https://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2019/08/poets-united-midweek-motif-museums.html?m=1

 - I am Museuming again and have not quite run out of museums to splash on these pages. To see my blog search on the word, "museum", click on this link, https://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/search?q=Museum&m=1

NaPoWriMo 2018-30 -- Day 30, the year's final Poem here

My final 'poem', #30 of 30, for the 2018 NaPoWriMo -- Yay!!!

 [ my photo, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2006/04/biscuit-biscuit-while-staying-at.html ]
 

A Day spent for Henry Lautrec;

  by product a Cézanne original find; and
a true poem about the author's travels  

 

I museum for the classics

Favorites touristing are three

Paul Cézanne and Vincent VanGogh

and then short lifed* Henri Lautrec
 

 

We automobiled up from Caunes-

Minervois France to Albi on

the River Tarn.  Breakfasted on

the way at a Farmers Market
 

Louis Pascal I by Toulouse-Lautrec

Wiki Commons

 

Albi cherubs Henri Lautrec

His birthplace city pretty town

The Toulouse-Lautrec Museum,

it panhandles for your visit
 

 

Signed "no photography" almost

Cameraed this beauty amongst

the Lautrecs before I stop-signed 

a beauty typical Cézanne

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Photos and Poem Copyright, 2018 and 2006 and 2018 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved 
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 - I'm linked with brudberg at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads; http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2018/04/thirty-poems-in-april-final-in-verbs.html 
 - We were instructed to make verbs from existing nouns.  My verbs are printed in RED.  I think none of my verbs here are in the dictionary as verbs but they may be.  It was hard and some of mine are removed somewhat from the real verb that I wanted to use.

 - I'm also linked with the National Poem Write a Month for my NaPoWriMo, Day 30 Poem at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-thirty-4/ .  Here we were to discus a little of an artist or work of art or other that is little known.  The Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Museum at Albi does not promote the work of Paul Cézanne, I just happened on this original walking around. 

 - *Note: Henri died at age 37: (link)
        Born: 24 November, 1864 - Albi, France
        Died: 9 September, 1901 - Paris, France
    I have a print of his cousin and friend, Louis Pascal, framed for my study.
  - We've stayed at different times in each of these artist's towns or very close nearby:
      My Albi trip posts ( http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=albi )
      The museum and town finds ( Googled Links )
      Henri Toulouse-Lautrec ( Googled Links )
      Paul Cézanne ( Googled Links )

Weekend Challenge -- Mr. Greco and Mr. Dumpty

    
          El Greco (1541--614) Oil/canvas "View of Toledo"

.Mr. Greco and Mr. Dumpty

Mr. Greco and Mr. Dumpty met 
Now figures on canvass and paper both
Was on a Sunday sunny afternoon
Way back then before Dumpty became famed

After the fall, King's men and horses failed
Dumpty had moved to Spain, there doctors could
But the Dump didn't want to fall again
Commissioned the Grec to paint his new home

Paint me a wall from which I cannot fall
That his request, was easy for the Grec
Then Grec embellished, dobbed in King's Palace
Made Toledo famous tourists would come

(The Dump lived happily ever after
The Grec became famous artist renown)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMsnu9bFvO8

Poem Copyright, © 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Today I used a former challenge that I had missed. It is Imagined By Björn Brudberg and called "Weekend Mini-challenge - Ekphrasis ".  
 - A part of his instructions follow:
"So today I will challenge you with just a single piece of art, and this time I would like you to (write) ... a poem that does not just describe the painting, but how it speaks to you, what stories do you find in it?. You might find a detail in the painting, or it might bring back some stories from your past, it might bring back dreams or hopes. But make sure you do not merely describe the picture, you have to find your story in it." Bjorn also wanted it to be short, 250 words maximum (mine is 105 with title).

 - So I chose this one pictured above, featured by Margaret in her Weekend Challenge "Play it Again".  I hope this will suite both the desires of both of the Toads mentioned, Björn and Margaret.
 - Margaret said in her post this about the Painting:
"In this, his greatest surviving landscape, El Greco portrays the city he lived and worked in for most of his life.  The painting belongs to the tradition of emblematic city views, rather than a faithful documentary description.  The view of the eastern section of Toledo from the north would have excluded the cathedral, which the artist therefore imaginatively moved to the left of the Alcazar (the royal palace).  Other building represented in the painting include the ancient Alcantara Bridge, and on the other side of the river Tagus, the Castle of San Servando."  The painting resides at the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art." 

Author's Note:  
 - I was not aware of El Greco's "View of Toledo" and will make a point of finding it if and when I get back to NYC. It may have been on loan when I first visited as the museum had moved to Queens ?? for remodeling. Didn't see it other times either.
 - Anyway, I would have love to have seen Toledo back in his day. Been there three times, first in 2003. The 'hill' is full of buildings, commercial, church related, and homes now. Most were old, old. Been to the Royal Palace museum a few times also. Wonderful places.

 [click on pictures for larger view]

"Old Toledo" taken from across the river.  There is plenty of underground parking near where the cars are congregated at the left.  Most people in good shape walk up the hill.  Photo taken by Chensiyuan and obtained from Wikipedia (link).

 

 

Toledo at Sunrise.  Photo by Diliff and obtained from Wikipedia, (link).

Visionary Art Observations ― Day 16 of NaPoWriMo 2015

"I've posted some photos (not mine) of various works at AVAM. Let them speak to you and then choose one or more to compose a new poem. Your poem may be about the art itself or about feelings/thoughts/memories/stories the art inspires. It's wide open. Let your inner voice express itself!"(continued in part below)


Super Powers
by Howard Finster

Birds Nest by David Hess




MADGrowth by
Beatrice Coron



The Gallery a Go Go
by Nancy Josephson

 
  


Always by Jim Doran



Horse Dress
by Anonymous

Cosmic Galaxy Egg
by Andrew Logan



Untitled "Doodle"
by Ted Gordan

 

. . Visionary Art Observations; . . .

 . . .So  which do I pick?  How do I relate? .  .

 

The Cosmic Galaxy Egg is nice, reminds me
of the lava rock I have collected, saved
from Mt. St. Helen's disastrous eruption.
 

The "Horse Dress" intrigued me some.
Mostly felt were remembrances of riding my pony
to high school for my first two years.

My old saddle was older than me as well.
I was fourteen, the saddle may have been
twenty, if Dad had bought it new.
I have a feeling he didn't.

Dad played a "Horse Whisperer role?"
Call him up and by tomorrow your wild,
never-ridden pony would be a fine riding steed
of which you could be proud. 

How about the Galaxy Go Go? 
I would proceed with Grandmother Squirrel,
how I love her colorful wrap around headband. 

How she in her younger day would play chase
with the younger dogs.  Always the dogs 
would win, chasing her up the tree. 
Grandmother Squirrel knew if she stopped,
well, in reality they would not bite her,
not even a nibble. 

Easter Rabbit would be next for my small dissertation,
followed by Child Squirrel. 
Child Squirrel loved his grandmother but
would not be seen anywhere near her out in public.

But my heart was set from the beginning
on letting you know what my feelings are
when I look at those six "Doodle" guys.
 
First of all I am envious, envious of the
talents that Mr. Ted has shown. There's
no comparison to my drawing,
my guys all look alike featuring
unsophisticated stickman qualities.
 
You can have My Man all in less than a minute
if you're good.
 
My Man looks nothing like Ted's Doodle men. 
He is an artist of sorts, I am not. 

If you leave a blackboard or whiteboard,
or a tablet or sketch sheet, unattended
you might find My Man drafted into
one of your empty corners. 

My Man is of the stickman art
 
My doodles aren't faces, although
once and a while I will leave a My Man
on the page when I'm finished. 
Like a trade mark, an e-signature,
or a silver bullet.
 
That's all, not very deep stuff here. 
If I could doodle faces like Ted,
I would frame every one.

How do you relate?
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Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
Photos are from Lolamouse's post, described below.  They originated with the AVAM.
 
I am linked with Lolamouse at the Real Toads, What's Your Vision? and with  NaPoWriMo 2015, both for Day 16 of National Poem Writing Month

 - Lolamouse tells us about visionary artists.  Its a concept which I don't understand, perhaps her writing will help.  I will copy a part of her work here:
 - "The American Visionary Art Museum, or AVAM, is located in Baltimore, Maryland and is one of my very favorite places to visit.
 - They have a permanent collection of works by "visionaries" as well as special exhibitions. The art in this museum can evoke so many different thoughts and emotions in visitors. It can range from whimsical, comical, and clever to thought-provoking to downright disturbing.  If you ever get the chance to visit Baltimore, do check out this museum. If you can't visit in person, here is the link to their wesite: AVAM"
 - Her instructions for us are at the beginning of this post (at the top)
 - Per Wikipedia (link), "Visionary art is art that purports to transcend the physical world and portray a wider vision of awareness including spiritual or mystical themes, or is based in such experiences."

Museuming -- Flash 55

Museuming  

Day when he got to Albi,

Expectations running high,

Was ready to get his fill.

 

His fill of Henri Lautrec,

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Little problem, parking space.

 

Henri was to wait his turn

For want of a parking space.

Lautrec, had his fill, and then,

 

Paul Cézanne surprise for him

in Albi's Lautrec Museum

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Photos Copyright, © 2009 Jimmiehov (link) and Poem Copyright, © 2014 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Today I am linked with Fireblossom at the Real Toads, Flash Fiction 55 (link)

Monday, I am linked with the Real Toads, Open Link Monday (link)

 

Her challenge:  "write a poem (I chose this) or a piece of flash fiction (next time again), about any subject, and in any form, as long as it is comes to exactly 55 words!"

Well, with the title I am sitting at exactly 55 words.  Classified as fiction, it very well could be true.  I know.  [Scrunched face.]

You don't need to tell me, I know that museum is not a verb.  But here, using poetic license, I made Museuming to be one.  For more Lautrec posts, click here, for a little of our Spring 2009 Europe Vacation click here.
As are other museums with all museums having clasics, the old masters works, Allbi's (France) Lautrec Museum is a place to spend at least half a day (link).   I never tire of 'museuming' in Europe's old art museums.

 

Paul Cézanne surprise

(click on any picture for larger view)