Over the holidays I was asked by a friend to produce a painting for a poem he had written for his girlfriend. This was also a first for me, not creating a painting to accompany a poem, but creating a painting to accompany a poem written by someone else!
Now, this is the inverse to traditional ekphrastic poetry being that the poem typically follows the painting. However, it is closer to the traditional model as the painting and poem are created independently of each other (each piece created by a different individual). None the less, it was an enjoyable experience, and it lead to an opportunity to visually pair poem and painting together. We were able to do this by getting a wood ‘plaque’ laser engraved with the poem (working as kind of a frame/visual accompaniment). I like how it turned out, and will be showing a few more pieces like this coming up shortly.
Dolan Design for Art 