Sixty-seven words

foe Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Variation

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This dear boy, is my recently executed artistic endeavour,” he gushed clutching his latest painting.

“What is it?” 

“A variation on a theme by Van Gogh”.

To me, it was just a load of yellow splodges!

“His depiction of helianthuses, members of the Asteraceae family” he explained.

My variation of facial expressions led him to simplify his description!

“Sunflowers,” said he.

“If you say so!” said I.

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20 thoughts on “Sixty-seven words

  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje July 23, 2022 / 14:01

    Not bad, I’d say 😛

  2. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough July 23, 2022 / 14:25

    A very inspiring post! Wonder what I could do with Paint3D…?

  3. beth's avatar beth July 23, 2022 / 14:32

    Ha!

  4. pensitivity101's avatar pensitivity101 July 23, 2022 / 15:53

    I like your interpretation of his painting……….

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings July 24, 2022 / 13:07

      I’m pleased it was worth all the effort. It took me ages, at least 10 minutes!

      • pensitivity101's avatar pensitivity101 July 24, 2022 / 17:02

        Brilliant! A masterpiece.

  5. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta July 24, 2022 / 15:23

    I think they are lovely sunflowers -very cheery just like your piece 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings July 24, 2022 / 17:58

      So all those minutes spent on my painting weren’t wasted! thank you!

  6. Bill's avatar Bill July 24, 2022 / 19:10

    The consequences of saying, “tell me what you think” can be …. well, sunflowers. 🙂 Nicely done, Keith.

  7. Natasha's avatar Natasha July 28, 2022 / 08:03

    Sweet as hell <3 okay heaven. 🙂

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