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Art & Writing

What is ekphrasis? How do we draw inspiration from the visual arts?

Painting © Sharon Craven Kinzer
Springtime, © oil on masonite, by tromp l’oeil artist Sharon Craven Kinzer

Ekphrastic Poetry

  • A Writer Finds Messages in Her Mother’s Paintings
  • Ekphrastic Poetry: Definition and Examples
  • Paintings that Inspired the Poems

Art History

  • Who was Jacques Maroger?
  • Marc Chagall, Artist of Folklore and Dreams
  • The Life and Art of Edward Hopper
  • Surrealism, the Amazing Art of Dreams
  • The Surreal Life of Salvador Dalí
  • 10 Most-Loved Paintings by Vincent van Gogh
  • 6 Realistic Styles in Modern Art
  • Trompe l’Oeil Art Fools the Eye

Inspirations

Let’s look at some of the paintings behind the poems…

Flight
Lobster for Lunch
Venus and the Half-Shell

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  • Writing Craft
  • Architecture & Home Design

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