Painted On Canvas - Gregory Porter

We are like children

We’re painted on canvases

Picking up shades as we go

We start off with gesso

Brushed on by people we know

Watch your technique as you go

Step back and admire my view

Can you use the colors I choose?

Do I have some say what you use?

Can I get some greens and some blues?

We’re made by the pigment of paint that is put upon

Our stories are told by our hues

Like Motley or Bearden

These masters of peace and life

Layers of colors and time

Step back and admire my view

Can I use the colors I choose?

Don’t I have some say what you use?

Can’t get some greens with my blues?