Lisa Crisman  Left Ear Art

Twas a clear, crisp night, that fateful Halloween
When my heart knew with burning desire
That an artist I should be!
The annual Bowling Green Window Painting Contest - I had won!
I was 7 years old, my journey just begun.
I made my own paper dolls,  I would color!  I would draw!
I will paint!  I'll create!  I knew it, craved it all.
An artist I would be!
Monet!  Van Gogh!  And Georgia O'Keefe!
Vibrant color and passion on canvas would meet.
And in Grade 6 they sealed my fate,
When my classmates exclaimed "Campbell soup cans you will paint!"
My heart swelled with joy so merrily!
Yes!  I vow, an artist I will be!
And onward time would march,  A mother I would be!  
Life's greatest joy,  Three masterpieces complete.
And now my joys have grown, their own lives they will lead.
My passions still burn brightly, my inner child is free!
The color!  The light!  The beauty of art!
What passion now comes pouring straight from my heart!
DaVinci, Degas and VanGogh inspire, elate.
I live,  I breath,  I paint!
My passion knows no bounds
Yet have no fear, Left Ears, I'll keep you around.
And with passion, with fire, with all that I can,
An artist I will be                
And an artist I am!