I’m not very good at naming things. I agonize over headlines and story titles, anything that must be told quickly and completely.
I love words, you see. They tell pictures…
Even giving title to a painting challenges me — I guess because I want the viewer to relate visually and emotionally and create their own stories. Wordy and full. Personal.
But in the blogging world, short is important. Vital even. People want a quick picture, even when that picture is in words. They want headlines that promise a picture-story.
…And Paintings Tell Stories
Candid photos and those taken while a pose is still in the works — those are the pictures that often suggest stories to me. Those are the quickly-captured shots of real people with real lives busy doing those lives.
And those are the stories I like to paint…
6-word stories that inspired me to paint
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Got Shoes. Got Travelin’ clothes On… |
Your Turn: What’s on Your Mind? |
Let’s try this. One. More. Time.
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My Family. We Hold Each Other. |
Just a Moment to Myself. Please… |
And a favorite photo just begging to be finished…
Will you paint me PLEASE, Gramma? |
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We keep photo albums and scrapbooks to remember and relive and share the stories of our lives.
Can you tell a story in six words? Write a memoir, six words?
Grab some coffee and please tell us a story. Thanks for playing. 
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ooh, to paint just like you!
Wonderful post Barb and what a treat to see all these beautiful pictures together
Anita
Thanks you so much, Pam. Love your six-word comment!!!
Thanks, Anita. Did you notice there were six of them? (Wonder if Bean’ll notice. Heehee)
Students: prisms redirecting inspiration and insight
Nope Bean didn’t get the 6 photos. Not that smart in the morning! Beautiful
Hi Bean.
I LOVE your story #1.
How insightful. No wonder you are such an excellent teacher!
…. and, how can you be smart in the morning when you stay up all night working?
I’m not very smart at night, being an early-bird.Thanks so much for the visit.
Barb u are so gifted u paint like u talk and talk like u paint just delightful , now will u please paint him Gramma lol
oh and just found out u were back after that nasty experience and i was told u are back on Facebook is that right …
bug hugz Bev
Thank you, Bev. Yes, I’m back on Facebook, hopefully with more security.
And yes, I’m working on that painting…
A new look blog! Very neat and cool, but I miss the old one! It felt warm, very coffee-ish, and somehow more artistic, more you than this one…
As to the six word limit, that certainly is a challenge, hmm, let me think….!
Hi Swati. I also love my old theme, but there’s no update for it, and it isn’t keeping up with WordPress’ newer versions. So I’m in the process of customizing my new theme to make it homey. I have a whole lot to learn, so please bear with me.
Thanks for coming by, and for giving me your opinion. I’ll be looking for everyone’s as I gradually make the changes.
Did my comment get lost in the spam bin again? Wordpress hates my blog Hello, net baby! – so I have to find a new name for it. What do you suggest? I am going to drop the chit chat and focus on websites but haven’t been able to come up with a name – so the makeover has been delayed
Hi Swati. I’m sorry if I missed one of your comments. This one made it just fine.
What about NetGenerationBaby? Let’s give it some thought… thanks for coming by for coffee.