You may know that in addition to my artwork I also write poetry (posted on my blog Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That?). For the next several months I will be posting here a combined art/poetry project, Large Artist Sketchbook 2020.
I fill up sketchbooks with all kinds of art. Some contain images only and some of them I use the images as inspiration for poetry. In these books the image is on one page of the spread and the poetry on the other. This book is set up in this manner.
I’ll show you the image and then add the poem that goes with it. See what you think.
Haiku 812
What is it you say
about keeping our secrets?
Yes, I can. I will.
2/21/20
Large Artist Sketchbook 2020 image 10
Claudia McGill and Her Art World 
Lovely little story picture. The collage (?) effect on the dress is very effective.
I love your stylized animals
Thank you. !!!
you are quite welcome
Just love it! So much attitude in both the woman and the birds
Thank you. It seemed that this picture continued to grow as I worked on it (not having any idea what I was going to make as I started off). I do like these birds a lot and the woman is also showing some mystery as to what she is up to. I do like a picture with questions asked and not answered.
The art and the poem go very well together. I love the bold red and black dress against the ink drawing!
Thank you. For some reason this dress reminds me of one I had in second grade. Funny where the memories pop up from.