glittering gold

here are my two latest paintings. with the first painting, i am unsure as to where the inspiration came from but the second painting was inspired by friend. thanks P!

the rose and the elephant

bejewelled dromedary

© artwork by JAQ

pose

here is my latest charcoal drawing. it is so fresh off the page that it already has found a home.

© November 2009 - JAQ

when she's close to me

when i wrote this song i could see it being sung as a jazz tune...

she's on land by the sea

she waits, waits for me

i can feel it in her smile

when she's close to me

there's no place i would rather be

when she walks with me

when she talks with me

CHOURS:

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when she's close to me

how i find her hard to resist

when she's close to me

how i just can't miss

when she's close to me

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we could dance the night away

under the stars

in each others arms we will sway

when she's close to me

i will feel the warmth of her cheek

when i pull her near

i will only whisper her name

gaze into her eyes

only to melt and disappear

under the stars

**REPEAT CHORUS**

**REPEAT VERSE**

© copyright written on October 16th, 2009 by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission. artwork by JAQ

suspense...

this poem was inspired by my friend over at blank.canvas chronicles. she is a wonderful photographer and months ago i glanced at some of her photos and wrote 11 poems. when inspiration hits... it hits hard.

suspense...

hold

your breath

hold

on

to the

thrill

with a silent fall

pins and needles

trickle

down my spine

i open up

to you

you

quench

my thirst

hold

my desire

hang

on my

every word

waiting

to

burst open

to begin

cast

a spell

on me

the tender drop will fill my cup

the tender drop will fill my cup

the tender drop will fill my cup

with a tender drop

hope rests

and is left marching

towards my heart

© copyright written on January 14th, 2009 by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless withe the author's permission.

mysterious lady portraits

i can not stress this enough i luv working with charcoals.

the intense dark colour. the mess. the powdery soot left from blending...

© copyright artwork by JAQ. August 2009.

but who's counting...

i started my blog about a year ago. i was not sure where it or i was going with this... that was then. many things have changed for me but here i am still blogging away. i used to post more often but i think this place comes in like the tide... and goes like the tide. i am very pleased to say i have one of the top 50 blogs in Edmonton! i wanted to thank all of you for your support and comments. they are very much appreciated. Happy blogging to you all. *wink*

passioni carnali

this drawing is by artist Luisa Avarello. her series titled "passioni carnali" is beautiful and i was quite taken with this piece. i wrote the following poem to compliment her artwork.

grazie Luisa, mia amica!

the dark silence prevails over her tonight

and the moments pass

like an empty midnight train, slow and somber

she embraces the silence like an old friend

her random thoughts collide in her head

she lies on the bed that is as bare as her back

her breasts... her legs... her feet... all scented with him

the aroma of lovers language still lingers in the nights air

hanging like a light bulb

all rapturously glowing

and harmonious quivers that suddenly vanish

are now burnt-out

© copyright written on October 14th, 2009 by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission.

ARTWORK by Luisa Avarello

art collective

the other night was art collective group. the theme was maps.

draw your own map... collage your own map... bring a map to spruce up! i brought a map i had found at home tucked under a stack of magazines that i had forgotten about. so we made the map, i brought, a group effort and decided it was missing some interesting landmarks. the five of us cut diligently through magazine pages and the above picture is the end result. Our new map came with a teleport system which was really a small inset map of Canada, dinosaurs, mammoths, ancient ruins, jaw bone park, a cathedral of trees and of coarse cheese river! a very fun collective effort by all.

and as you can see when all was said and done i respectfully placed my glass of wine somewhere between the MacKenzie Delta and cheese river.

silent meow

patiently waiting

silently observing

the cat

sits on the window sill

basking in the sunlight

pondering

life

© copyright artwork and words by JAQ... August 21, 2009. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission.

fire... said passion

two stars

move quietly

in the night

falling

waiting to ignite

fire

burns passion

bright

two stars

radiating

in the night

deeply collapsing

unite

fire

burns passion

bright

© copyright written July 3, 2009 by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission.

poetry and art in motion

last night i read my poetry at Steeps Open Mic Night. it was a great night to read in front of such a warm tea drinking audience filled with other poets and musicians. my friend took this picture of me. there i sat enjoying the rest of the night's entertainment. i find it very inspiring to sit and listen to other artists. after last night i am seriously thinking about picking up a guitar. like i need to add anything else to my list. nonetheless it would definitely bring some life into my poems and songs. next year... because the waiting list is that long... Steeps will be presenting my artwork for a month! i just got confirmation today and i can not tell you how excited i am.