I was drawn to the lady painting in the garden.
She appeared as if she was in rapture as she added her brush strokes to the canvas with a theatrical flair. What was it that had captured her attention so voraciously? What part of the garden was she recreating with her brush? I stole a glance over her shoulder when she stepped back to assess her work. I was surprised to see not one flower, tree, nor leaf on that canvas, but a brown face with a long nose and two floppy ears. There were two white circles for eyes; the look of pure innocence represented by large, brown pupils. A thick pink tongue draped out of its mouth, beads of salivation accumulated and dripped off of its tip.
The artist had recreated the moment beautifully – not of the garden, but of a dog, begging and drooling for a treat.
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Mi piace molto l’interpretazione che hai dato alla foto 🙂
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Grazie! Storia vera 😉
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Molto bella! Mi sono commossa
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I have a feeling the animal she drew is probably close to her heart. Funny how the narrator thought she was drawing one thing and it turned out to be a completely different but equally beautiful drawing.
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I like your point of view Ameena. Thank you for taking the time to read and leave a comment ☺
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Ha! I like the surprise ending and the thought that out of all of nature’s beauty surrounding her, her dog was the most beautiful and cherished sight of all to her. I can relate. 🙂
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I can relate too ☺ Glad you enjoyed it MW.Thanks for reading. ☺
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Goes to show you we never know what people are painting, at least not when the canvas is out of view. Yet, our assumption could be a presumption.
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Do you paint from a picture when you paint Miguel? Or is it intuitive?
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I (when I do paint) paint, either from photos, or from life (seldom), or from a preemptive sketch (color pencils or markers, etc.). You see, I spend more time sketching (inks, pencil) in black on white paper than I do painting. Most of my painting has been done on request (commission). I’m not prolific, lazy artist, ever since I began to write. My knowledge of communicating has interfered with my need to express through the medium of drawing. I started drawing because of thwarted speech (brutal beatings, and repressed desire to communicate with words, anger)l. Any way, now that you’re back, read the post you inspired; “Why do I write” (it would interest you). Ma Salama, and sincerely; MAO
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https://andnowmiguel.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/reasons-why-i-write/
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I often do this in replies, forget the purpose of the original communicate…
I’ve tried the intuitive thing without much reward. However I do draw sometimes from the urge to create a scene, such as “western”. Or by request like for a baby blanket which was sewn in by a craft’s lady. Remote viewing sketches, I have never attempted. I painted from a vision one time but I was not happy with the outcome. It was garbage.
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I like the idea that she’s so in love with this dog that she can recreate its image perfectly, no matter what she’s really looking at. Nice thought.
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Thank you ☺
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Isn’t it fun when your caught by surprised as like you I thought she would be painting the beautiful flowers….LOL great weekend to you….kathy
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Enjoy your weekend too ☺
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I was trying to guess what she’s painting after each clue, still I was wrong haha…so sweet and fun! 🙂
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Thank you ☺
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This works with my story so well, at first I thought you might have taken my idea but this is definitely your vision. Great!
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Wonderful! I love stories about animals, so I love this story. The ending was a surprise and I love surprises. 🙂 Thank you for participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Challenge.
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Thank you ☺
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lovely take on the prompt. Quite the unexpected.
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Thank you ☺
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