The Simplest Coercion
Each portrait betrays a similar
attraction: faces
swallowed by the artist’s
eye, his sight being
beyond optic, that assumption
inherent in every expression
but one. Yet this, the self-
portrait, reveals a hint
of secrets – an unwillingness
to confront,
the simplest coercion.
O at the Edges 
i like it but I don’t get it, Bob. What’s an “unwillingnes”? 🙂
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Aghhhh! I cannot live with this shame. A typo! Or is it an abbreviated version of the Loch Ness monster, one who isn’t willing to do anything you suggest?
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I must confess! I once mispeled the word mispeled! And you talk about shame!
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Ron
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Maybe an abbreviated version of Eliot Ness, one who wasn’t willing to smash bottles of illegal alcohol during Prohibition? Could be!
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Ah, yes.
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Unwillingnes:
1250-1300; Middle English anweligns < Latin invaleus nos; noun of address:
1. medieval proper noun; the reticent older sister of a fraternal twin named Agnes.
Usage: "Mye eltern syster doeth nay spaek freelly, ergo she wase christyned Unwillingnes.
2. 1740- 1820; Welsh < a chaste woman, prone to discouraging amorous suitors.
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Brilliant, Daniel. Brilliant!
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Nicely penned Robert.
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Thank you.
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Interesting. I hate having my picture taken.
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As a painter who always struggled with portraits I can assure you the “sight being beyond optic” is indeed the heart of any artist’s work. You have articulated this beautifully.
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Incorporating the unseeable, so to speak.
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I just love reading your blog. It excites me.
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That’s one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever been given. Thank you.
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Youre welcome. And besides, your a friend of mine. ^^
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