Tag Archives: Art

Faceless Portraits Transcending Time

Posted on May 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

As remarkable as it may seem, AI, that is to say, Artificial Intelligence is not only being ‘taught’ to do art but some of the pieces already done to date are fetching upwards of $450,000.00 for portraits that an art … Continue reading →

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Hope In Love Becomes A Battlefield

Posted on April 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 22 challenges us to write a poem engaging another art form. For me, it took but a moment to realize I would take on Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture. Many reasons behind this I suppose, but, the largest of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anonymity, Art, Aspiration, Attic, Battlefield, Category, Daddy, Danger, Design, Didone, Divorce, Dream, Dumpster Dive, Encourage, Family Man, Feeling, Happy, Hearts, Homeless, Hope, Little Girls, Live, Love, Memory, Na/GloPoWriMo, Paint by Number, Pattern, Photograph, Plead, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Princess, Reason, Robert Indiana, Scattegory, Sculpture, Season, Sing, Soul, Spring, Strong, Success | Leave a comment

Toying With Reality

Posted on April 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21’s challenge is to write a poem in a surrealistic manner. Toying With Reality by Michael Romani From the north looking down on the spinning top The world twirls around and may never find its stop All the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Confusion, Dark, Delight, Dream, Harmony, Hollywood, Identity, Illuminate, Light, Lost, Metaphysical, Na/GloPoWriMo, North, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Psyche, Reality, Shatter, Shimmer, Silence, Surrealism, Tatter, Tears, Toy | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Great Principles of Right and Wrong Are Knowable By All Persons

Posted on March 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.” – Thomas Jefferson (1775)

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Thought For the Day: All Art Is Autobiographical

Posted on January 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” – Federico Fellini, film director, and writer (20 Jan 1920-1993)

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Jenny Lind

Posted on December 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

P. T. Barnum once said something like the greatest art is the art of making people happy. Personally, I think he was really onto something with this. Then again, as the child that I’ve always been, I’ve always loved a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Art Like A Holiday Gives Mankind A Chance To See the World Differently and Change Points of View

Posted on December 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view.” – Paul Klee, painter (18 Dec 1879-1940)

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Thought For the Day: Poetry Is the Art of Creating Imaginary Gardens Filled With Real Toads

Posted on December 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.” – Marianne Moore, poet (15 Nov 1887-1972)

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Broken

Posted on December 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It is what it is… Broken by Michael Romani When to myself a danger I’m perhaps better as a stranger Love can be funny that way I have too many dragons to slay Fixed hard to this reality Beginning to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Believe, Broken, Capable, Child, Conceive, Conception, Connection, Courage, Danger, Deception, Doubt, Dragons, Dream, Eternity, Eventuality, Fly, Free, Greed, Imperfection, Key, Know, Love, Man, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Puzzle, Real, Reality, Reveal, Self-Perception, Sought, Spoken, Stranger, Wisdom, Wish | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Art Is To Be Loved Not Always Understood

Posted on December 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” – Claude Monet, painter (14 Nov 1840-1926)

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