The Canvas Of Life Has Many Shades !

The sheets have been removed, the canvas once more revealed, oils are being poured out and the mood of the artist decides which shade gets to mix with another on his palette. The strokes have no form but still define his subject. They have the power to reflect emotions, variably interpreted by the medley of viewers it attracts. Each viewer has his own story when he comes but leaves with a different one, the panorama they just witnessed having a unique impact on each one of them.
The elements in any piece of art speak volumes about the painter’s experiences, the flavors life has offered to him and his perception of the same.
On some occasions, his beautiful creation might seem too whimsical or unrealistic to others to appreciate. The ones whose aesthetic sense has been repainted by the worldly hues fail to be amused by the guileless expression of unbleached beauty.
On others, the depth and intensity that the artist attempts to convey goes unheeded by the shallow eyes of the viewer. Eyes that fail to conceive the boisterous waves of emotions hidden behind the thick layers, each layer adding a new dimension to the ones underneath.
And then there are eyes that get drowned in those colors so deep that they lose their old shades, the ones too faded to persist. This redefines the way the world appears to them and objects that seemed insignificant earlier gain meaning.
Hence, goes on the journey through lands far and wide, woods that are beautiful but lonely, icelands that are cold yet enticing, deserts that are endless and quiet, rivers that are bountiful but salty, castles that are alluring but mysterious and mountains that are rocky but august.
It’s the passer-by who cherry-picks the shades and moves on with his basket of hues leaving behind the rest for the followers to conquer, transforming the picturesque journey we all call ‘life’ !