Ain’t it just like the night
to play tricks
when you’re tryin’ to be so quiet?
We sit here stranded,
though we’re all doin’ our best
to deny it.
And Louise holds a handful of rain,
temptin’ you to defy it.
Lights flicker
from the opposite loft.
In this room the heat pipes
just cough.
The country music station
plays soft.
But there’s nothing,
really nothing to turn off.
Just Louise and her lover
so entwined.
And these visions of Johanna
that conquer my mind.
~ Bob Dylan
Artwork;
David B. Redpath Β© 2020
Reminds me of someone I used to date.
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It takes all types, Drew.
Viva la difference when
Livin la vida loca π
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LOL
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Beautiful artwork David. I love the bright abstracts. And yes it is just like the night to haunt and make the mind think things it never does during the day. I guess thatβs why mornings are my favorite time of day. ππ¦
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Merci beaucoup, Michelle Marie π
Morning sun sorts out substance
from the night’s shadows.
“Inside the museums,
Infinity goes up on trial
Voices echo this is what
salvation must be like after a while
But Mona Lisa
musta had the highway blues
You can tell by the way she smiles.”
~ Bob Dylan
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Oh yes, doesn’t it? I love that about mornings. I find that what l worried about falling asleep is a mere memory or even a dream but I know it happened. Life can shock you sometimes. ~α¦
I love that about Mona Lisa. I believe like Dylan she must have traveled many miles and perhaps never left home. I think my soul has highway miles my body never traveled but I know I was there, I have the scares and callouses on my feet. α¦
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Life is a journey,
even when
standing perfectly still.
Especially for those
who see the lights
and seek the sights
only heaven can reveal π
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Wow thatβs beautiful David. It truly is just like that, I agree. And we are forever ruined for that presence and nothing else will suffice. ππ¦
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Wow David I love these artworks!! π¨ππ
The second is my fave I think,
looks like she’s singing,
also the colours and layout of the third,
but they are best all together.
Who is this beautiful model?
… “And, in case you haven’t noticed,
you can look everywhere,
Jesus symbols and all,
and you ain’t gonna find Johanna.”
~ songmeanings.com
But I think you were one of the lucky ones.
Faith goes a long way πππ
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Your appreciation is greatly
appreciated, Lia. So, I guess,
that makes it mutual π π π
Since you enquired, this piece
was inspired by the late night
reminiscing of first love, in the
form of one Joanne. She died in
a formation skydiving accident
at the age of twenty.
Whenever I hear Bob Dylan’s
‘Visions Of Johanna’, I see her
face. She was so vivacious, in
life, that I would’ve use another
song to describe her . . .
SHE’S A RAINBOW
She comes in colors
everywhere
She combs her hair
She’s like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors
Have you seen
her dressed in blue?
See the sky in front of you
And her face is like a sail
Speck of white so fair and pale
Have you seen a lady fairer?
Have you seen her all in gold?
Like a queen in days of old
She shoots her colors all around
Like a sunset going down
Have you seen a lady fairer?
She comes in colors
everywhere
She combs her hair
She’s like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors
~ Keith Richards/Mick Jagger
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Ah David that is such a sad story
and such a very very beautiful song
to commemorate such a lovely
gone angel. πππΆ
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Joanne passed a long time ago.
But she always greets me like
there is no tomorrow π βΎοΈ
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I thought of She’s Like a Rainbow first, I must admit. Love your paintings – they’re like mosaics.
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The series of images struck me as quite disconcerting: Carly Simon morphs into Nancy Sinatra morphs into Grace Slick in a bad way, then back to Carly Simon.
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To quote Leonard Cohen, there
is a crack in everything. That is
how the light π‘ and the music πΆ
gets in. Life has many shades of
black and white, but always there
is a concert of colour playing. Just
for us, all best dressed up in our
rags of light π π¨
Sorry to disconcert you, Liz π π
Not all things are edifying . . .
but the artist may obtain special
dispensationπ¦from the Supreme
Commission of Creation βΎοΈ to go
wandering π£ the stony ground
of desolation ποΈ Sadly, they don’t
all make it back again π πΆοΈ
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No need to apologize, David. Art should be disconcerting when the need arises. I’ve wandered the stony ground of desolation many, many times in my work.
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The wildlife to be found is truly
bedazzling, but I wouldn’t want
to buy a condo there.
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great artwork, David and a great song by Dylan from the ‘Blonde on Blonde’ album from memory and that Stones’ song would be ‘From Their Satanic Majesties Request’ album. It’s lovely you commemorated your first love in this way π
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Thanks John π Goats Head soup
would usually be my cup of tea π
Who could ever forget Angie, from
I00 years ago? She was just like a
woman, with her fog, amphetamines,
and her pearls π
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indeed; great song and it made #1
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Wonderful artwork, David. Love the abstract designs, the glorious colors, and the sentimental meaning behind them all.
Have a good weekend,
Lauren
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Thanks for the vibrations positive,
Lauren. Greatly appreciated.
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Love manifestations of the graphics really hot π₯
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Thanks for stepping into the fire
π π£ π₯ π
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Great artwork to accompany the Bob Dylan lyrics, David. ππ»
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Thanks for viewing the exhibition,
Christopher π
You don’t suppose that Dashwood
Forrest would be interested
procuring the collection for his
London Art Gallery?
I’m doing OK, but poor Uncle Ernie
has gone broke with this pandemic
lock down. It’s hard to get all the ingredients for his gourmet top
shelf ‘Uncle Ernie’s Drug of the Day’
franchise at the moment.
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I’ll put in the good word with Dashwood Forrest.
Yes, I imagine Uncle Ernie has a hard time getting his ingredients with this lockdown.
He may be yet another small businessman whose business goes down as a result of this pandemic.
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Thanks Christopher.
Uncle Ernie is now addicted
to hydroxychloroquine since
contracting Covid-19, and it’s
very expensive. Especially with
the Donald trumpeting it like a
snake oil salesman. Anyone
would think he has shares in
the company? Also, Uncle
Ernie has been feeling guilty for
giving the virus to Tom Hanks.
I never knew he had a conscience!
This pandemic is really affecting
Uncle Ernie. Not just infecting him.
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A motivational poem.
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Thanks, Aruna πππ
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Most welcome,dear Redpath!!
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Your art is really interesting – makes me want to glimpse in your mind.
Thank you for the follow.
Is this a song by Bob Dylan, or poetry? I don’t know much of his music but a friend once told me that he is a very good writer and composer.
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Thank you, Msdedeng.
The Bob Dylan quote is one verse
from his song, ‘Visions of Johanna’.
Going back to the 1960’s, Bob Dylan
become a very influential protest
singer, lending his voicing to the
civil rights movement (like the Black
Lives Matter movement) the growing
anti-war movement (Vietnam), and
generally exposing the crazy nuclear
cold war culture pervading America
at the time, A bit like living under
an Idi Amin on steroids, and with
bigger more dangerous toys.
60 years later Dylan is still writing
songs, still touring, and occasionally,
still has something interesting to say.
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That’s really cool, David! Cheers!!! π
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Thank you muchly, Katy ππΆοΈπ
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Absolutely my pleasure, Sir David!!! π€ππΌπ
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Brilliant art
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Thank you very much, Hal.
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I always feel drawn to the vibrant…
And you quote the kind of Dylan lyrics that drew me into Dylan lyrics.
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Thanks Woodsy.
The Poet Laureate of Rock ‘n’ Roll
is infinitely quotable.
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Agree. Darkness has many shades. The pictures do go with the lines.π
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Thanks Kritika π
“I got my back to the sun
’cause the light is too intense.
I can see what everybody
in the world is up against.”
~ Bob Dylan
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Pleasure is mine π
The words are profound.
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Amazing and hypnotizing artwork!!
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Great images – I presume they are digital, but they have a painterly quality.
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Thanks Graham π I’m a baby
boomer who’s kids have forced
me to use a computer π»
And the Missus likes it when it
when I dont make a mess π¨π
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A baby boomer eh? Wasnt Bill Gates one of them as well?
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Yes, but I’m sure Melinda Gates
let’s Bill make a mess anywhere
he likes. Like with those highly
experimental vaccines the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
subjected some unsuspecting
people with in the developing
world π
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