art – I Write Her

As The World Burns Is Now Available!!!

Published on November 8, 2020 by Susi Bocks14 Comments

I’m so happy to share that this book has published!! It is such a relevant anthology of the times, showcasing the arduousness of 2020. 114 writers, poets, and artists have contributed to this book filling it with stories of the difficulties and raw emotions in navigating current social, political, and medical travesties. Black Lives Matter, the Covid-19 pandemic, Trump, and the insecurities felt during the upheavals occurring in our nation, and our world is front and center in this anthology. It is a book facing them all head-on, revealing our humanity but also our strength. I would encourage you to get your copy!

If you prefer paperback, click here or Kindle, click here. And remember, I’d be happy to Authorgraph it digitally, if you choose to purchase an electronic version instead. Thank you for your support! 🙂

The Arts

Published on October 22, 2020 by Susi Bocks10 Comments

we give our best to the world
musicians, art, writers and dancers
coloring it beautiful

Please go check out the rest of her paintings. She is A.MAZ.ING!!

Reblog – Showcase Art – ‘Oasts and Rapeseed in Kent’ – A watercolour painting by Brian Tucker

Published on August 10, 2020August 28, 2020 by Susi BocksLeave a comment

For those of you who enjoy art, especially watercolor paintings, Brian Tucker is amazing! This type of art usually has such an ethereal quality to it but his work has such definition, depth, and richness about it. Just beautiful! Enjoy! I want to thank Goff for pointing me in his direction. 🙂

Art, Photography and Poetry

Image Attribution © Brian Tucker, Oasts and Rapeseed in Kent, (Date Unstated)

Source Attributionhttps://brianswatercolours.blog/buy-my-paintings/#jp-carousel-2540

goffjamesart.wordpress.com

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Without

Published on August 6, 2020 by Susi Bocks28 Comments

***Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #147***

in a world not gifted with…

a photographer’s keen eye
a musician’s in tune rhythm
a sculpture’s deft hands
a poet’s thoughtful expression
a singer’s thrilling voice
a dancer’s grace in movement
a writer’s crafty imagination
an actor’s heartfelt emotion
an artist’s painted or drawn strokes of genius

you’d be a witness to its blandness
and we’d all be less for it

Cubism

Published on July 30, 2020August 27, 2020 by Susi Bocks21 Comments

behold the artist’s fractured vision
a technique wholly proclaiming
a distorted perception
this gifted flair of expression
shows us their talent
and gives us a unique art form

we revel in being offered
this layered complexity in simple shapes
asserting visual depth and familiarity
mysteriously and abstractedly
leaving us to be intensely inspired
and exquisitely drawn in

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration challenge #14 6 – Cubism

Purple Mystique

Published on July 19, 2020July 17, 2020 by Susi Bocks22 Comments

powerful female
this regal person posing
purple royalty

This incredibly beautiful image crossed my Facebook news feed (Thank you Jesica Nodarse!) and I just had to share it with you all. Of course, the first thing that struck me was the color. Anything purple, it being my favorite color, always attracts my attention right away. In looking deeper, when I compare the original image below to the efforts she made with her colors, shading and placement, I’m just in awe of it! There’s such a feeling of mystery but yet so much strength within her image. Would love to hear your thoughts on the image, and even what you think of her other work. I think it’s all beautiful.

Street Art

Published on June 29, 2020 by Susi Bocks24 Comments

**Image Credit- Pixabay- Ariadne-a-mazed**

Inspired by VJ’s Weekly Challenge #102 – Pace, Sadje’s What do you see #36 &
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Mighty

these elusive creators of graffiti
they keep up the pace
of prolific production
spray cans their mighty brush

documenting their brand of cool
etching their colorful trademark
into the pores of concrete walls
creating bold statements

when necessary, shaming us
with vivid illustrations of society’s ills
one layered on top of the other
updated so we never forget

a visual social commentary
fresh, bright, popping
free for all to understand
benchers see you in all your color

#Whatdoyousee

Don’t Gogh

Published on April 16, 2020 by Susi Bocks17 Comments

Years of depression punctuated by obsessive creativity brought him closer to the inevitable. Alcohol became his chosen poison. Lacking the proper nutrition and suffering from frequent bouts of insomnia – it only propelled him deeper into the black abyss. The delusions which led to his self-mutilation only further supported the theory – he was mad, and he felt all alone.

He had lost everything of value to him. There was an empty canvas on the easel, his colors, and tools. What would he paint?

Nothing. He was at his self-inflicted end. “The sadness will last forever,” were Vincent’s final words.

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #131

Reblog – Just A Blank White Page – A Poem By Walt Page on Vita Brevis

Published on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by Susi BocksLeave a comment

The meaning of being a poet – simply and beautifully expressed, Walt! ❤

Walt's Writings

I am so honored and pleased that my poem, Just A Blank White Page, was published this morning on Vita Brevis Poetry Magazine! Thanks to Brian Geiger, Editor of Vita Brevis, for finding my work worthy of inclusion.

Via Just a Blank White Page – A Poem by Walt Page

~The Tennessee Poet~

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Reblog – dark again

Published on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Susi Bocks1 Comment

It is dark now but the light will come back again. This piece so eloquently expresses we must proactively seek out hope. Reality will eventually catch up.

Breaking the silence

anxiety born to be hidden

just like everything else

except the mask

never the mask

for it serves as a shield

…

hope

followed with confusion

relapsing fear

breaking illusion

…

creation

limited distraction

but important factor

inevitable now

when I feel down.

…

making art

to let my pain out

determined to fight

to exit the dark

when I start to write

…

and in aftermath of all my crises

resilient hope still thrives

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