“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.”
-Claude Monet
I had always admired art from a distance
In my life it appeared to have little relevance
Comprehension of art seemed beyond me
An artist’s viewpoint I could never see
As I tourist, many museums I had seen
Pausing only momentarily, impatient I had been
When passing through galleries resplendent
With works of artists past and present
I could admire works with visual appeal
But those celebrated works of art could not reveal
To me any cryptic meaning that was hidden
Cleverly by the artist, deep within
While traveling, I gradually grew reluctant
To see art museums, judging myself as ignorant
Then I met an artist, who made me realize
That interpretation of art lies in the beholder’s eyes
Appreciation of art is personal and subjective
Art is to be enjoyed from one’s own perspective
With this illuminating insight I set out anew
To explore art in museums, galleries, on the streets too
Without delving into convoluted interpretations
I studied works of art with a new appreciation
A new world opened, a new interest I acquired
I began to “feel” art, I began to get inspired
I gradually acquired a keener aesthetic sense
Celebrating art now gives me joy immense.
Passion...unbridled 