Saturday, April 6, 2019

Art FLASH! in April

For this month's art collaboration, I am introducing Jason Limberg, an artist from Michigan, USA, who specializes in pen and ink drawings. Jason explains his artistic vision thus:

'I’ve always had a deep fascination with the forest and it’s inhabitants. There is a mysterious, ephemeral quality of the natural realm that captivates me. My work is a personal journal of the inner peace I find in the woods, integrated with musings of the animal’s lives weaving among the trees. I create in a way that comes most natural, through drawing, primarily in pen & ink. Much of my passion lies in translating the intricate details and subtleties of the environment, alongside the surreal elements of my imagination. With an empathetic eye, I strive to reveal the spirit and essence of the animals I draw. I am a draftsman aligned with the night, captivated by the natural breath, & searching for the timeless dance.'

StarGazing Rabbit
@jasonlimberg


'I like to envision the rabbits of the world being interested in the cosmos and night sky. I'm very fond of how smart, feisty and full of personality rabbits can be, so of course they would love to sit in wonder underneath the stars. Capturing it in a drawing just seems natural to me.'

If you repost the image on your blog, please give attribution to Jason, using the following link: http://www.jasonlimberg.com/

Feel free to pay a visit to @jasonlimberg on Instagram or the Jason Limberg website where more of his amazing pieces are to be viewed, but not used for this prompt. Jason can also be found on facebook.

If you post your poem on Instagram, using Jason's image, please tag @jasonlimberg and mention him as the collaborative artist in your post.

There are no restrictions placed on this challenge: Let the image speak to you and respond in a poetic or prose form of your choosing: Literal! Figurative! Reflective! Narrative! Symbolic!




13 comments:

Kim M. Russell said...

I love Jason Limberg's drawings, Kerry, thank you for sharing his work.

A little later this morning, I will be setting off on a long train journey (with several changes) to my daughter's. I won't be completely incommunicado, I'll have my gremlin-ridden Kindle with me, but I won't be able to do pingbacks or write intelligent comments quickly - if I do, there might be some weird words thrown in! I'm looking forward to reading poems on it, though. Have a wonderful weekend, Toads!

Kerry O'Connor said...

I am very excited to be sharing Jason's work today! His love affair with the natural world is most inspiring.

Have a great weekend, Kim.

tonispencer said...

Beautiful work! He is an excellent artist and seems able to catch the character of the animal he is drawing. Sorry for the two links. I was lazy and tried to do on my phone...the real link is just Toni Spencer. I hope you Toads have a lovely weekend!

Fireblossom said...

LOVE the image, and it's by a fellow Michigander!

Susie Clevenger said...

I love Jason's artwork. Thank you for using his work to inspire our poetry.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

What a WONDERFUL artist! Thanks for the introduction, Kerry. I love his rabbit, and love that he gains inspiration from the forest.

Jim said...

Love the rabbit today. Kerry, thank you for hosting today. I wrote about the rabbit but I am helping family at the hospital today and can't upload the picture from my smart phone Later?
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Ellecee said...

I have never seen this artist's work before. Thank you for introducing us. I'm really enjoying the discovery.

Marian said...

Wow, really digging Jason Limberg's work! Thanks so much for introducing him, Kerry. Yay!!

Linda Lee Lyberg said...

Kerry- Love this drawing and the artist's other works. Thank you for sharing!

WildChild47 said...

Lovely image to amuse and muse with Kerry :)

thanks for the fresh image, - it's a beautiful work, and the for the introduction to another talented artist - I got lost for some time today just immersing myself within the richness of it. :)

and thanks for another 30/30 prompt -- happy weekend everyone :)

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Oh dear, starting to lag behind a bit. But not very far, and it's Sunday here, so I can catch up.

Margaret said...

I still think of myself as a Michigander ... raised our young family their years ago in a Northern Michigan town right on the Lake... sigh. Anyway, I adore his drawings and am following him on Instagram now. I am posting just under the wire (had 15 minutes!!) (trying to keep it to a poem a day and not play catch-up) BUT I do need to visit I think 3 challenges and comment. The high school musical just ended tonight so I've been so busy with that. I will make up my lack of participating tomorrow.