Do you ever wonder
if the painter
tires of his colors?

Emiliute

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SilverSky

A poem in response to your question-

Does a Painter ever Tire of his Colors?

Does a painter ever tire of his colors?
Does a bird ever tire to sing?
Does an instrument ever tire of its tune?
Indeed, does a poet ever tire of his words?

I, though I am surely no expert, say that it is not so
For as a bird may sing a hundred songs yet speak no lyrics,
As the instrument may contain a thousand songs therein, whilst keeping its tunes the same,
As a poet may conceive of an abundance of lyrical wonders, poems so sad or sweet to make a grown man weep, but only the order of the words he uses may change

As all of this is so, I say this:
A painter may yet tire of his colors, but all artists are only given so much
So if a painter and a creator he or she truly is,
They shall surely find again a new way to use that which they were gifted
For colors, words, tunes- these are all limited, and infinity does not present itself in any
Yet that is the unique power granted to artists,
they create a multitude of works from the most limited material

And isn't that what sets us artists apart?
The ability to make something beautiful from but a few colors, from but a few words, from but a few tunes

Essentially,
To be able to carve infinity from something finite.

So again, I say it is not so - a painter should never tire of his colors, but only think longer on how he should next arrange them.

Kiwi14

Mohan

Do you ever wonder if the poet tires of his words?

ShallowSky

weeping-willow

Seema108

removed.-gzsb

We all get tired (of anything). I heard the world's problem today is the variety of choices and novelties. Reminded me.

star-bg

Inspiring question. ThanksAnswer no because
 Colors are in painters blood. 
Like words are in a poet.

needtocreate

Yes sometimes even they can&#8217;t see the color...

Rob-bigfoot

I hope not.  Does a poet ever tire of words?

VladislavMartynovitch

The Master tires not - he growth through,
And outgrows finally all Colors - 
To Rainbow then fulfill both bright and true,
And dance with Flame and Orchestra of Fires!..

Elemental

wwhoelbling

... if s/he does, s/he mixes new ones&#10083;&#65039;&#128170;

Timeliss

What if the painter is color blind What would he paint

hakikur-rahman

william-davis-jr

Actually no;however,most modern artists don't mix pigments as was done in an earlier time so I read.

RichHues

Red and black...   W.H.Smith 'back-to-school' crayon.

daltonite

Existential thought provokes the artist within and amplifies the artist to truth. Their creations will expand and diversify over time with the tools they are given and are able to expand upon. The true artist will always seek to create and expand, all works will not be masterpieces but in their failure they may find their greatest seeds!  Beautiful

JudyChan

sharon-talbot

Yes! Piet Mondrian eventually reduced his palette to the 3 primary colors and 3 primary shades (black, white and gray). Edith Wharton tired of writing sometimes and likened it to a tapestry artist, tired of being stuck behind the work, needing to come out and see it from the front. Tchaikovsky disliked his own "1812 Overture" and Ravel said that "Bol&#233;ro" was "devoid of music" (I agree). That's my non-poetic, too literal answer.. :D

removed.-j7sr

Not really. Probably they tire of the form of expression and ache for a muse that will ignite their creative kindling. But you switch inspiration on like that. It comes when it comes. If at all.

_trf

a thought provoking metaphor indeed. maybe shouldn&#8217;t  be taken so literally. like a beatles song, let your imaginations paint this portrait. To me, this could be about insecurities, regret, or pondering if HE is gonna stick around this time after dealing with the repetitive actions perceived to be the writer&#8217;s mistakes and the fear of wondering if HE will tire of this color palette or discover another spectrum of person.  the grass isn&#8217;t always greener and apparent there are 50 shades of grey

anika-ashwin-jain

Interesting question&#128528;.... Do check my page as well

OpticSeagull

the painter tires of these questions. Plus no one paints houses any colors anymore.

I read this two ways... the act and the genesis.
I believe an artist always wants more, thus the need to create instead of being an observer.
The painter may tire of his palette but not of the colors. 
Just like the poet may tire of the form or content but not of the need to write.
*I am no scholar and may be way off base... apologies in advance.

jennifer-24

No. Colors are the reason that makes him/her a painter.

kenpepiton

LoriJonesMcCaffery

If you paint nothing but sunsets, you may well tire of range and yellow, and long to paint a forest glade..  If you write only sad dirges of lost love, you may eventually ache to write about new and joyous beginnings instead. I think the answer to your question can be 'yes'.

anotherflower

That's probably why they mix them (the colors, I mean) :P