"Neon Blue" is an 18x24 oil on canvas and part of the "Walk On The Wild Side" Series.

Everything was inspired by the poem, "Neon Blue", and then the song I wrote below.

The series began in March 2005. There are a total of 8 paintings ... so far. It was the first time I had painted after moving from Kauai to Big Island. Our house was a fixer upper and in complete shambles. I painted surrounded by unpacked boxes in the living room. I just ripped out all of the old carpet and set up a table. I felt like I was going to go nuts if I could not paint. After sqeezing oils out onto my pallet, I decided to take out a bunch of 18x24 canvas' and just try to play and have fun. I DID! I had a great time. I painted 7 paintings in one week I was having so much fun. I painted another one to add to the 7 in August 2005.

"Neon Blue" is like going to some crazy party where no one knows you, yet you hope that everyone wants to. "Neon Blue" took forever to get ready, yet when she got there she became secretive, not just to others, but to herself as well.

Hummmm...I write all of this... but really... I know exactly who she is.

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This is the poem I wrote, from where I took the song and the paintings:

"Neon Blue"

She seemed a walking wound,
a howl inside the moon,
and her colors mingled to an empty space.

Such plans amoung us,
we hardly recognized,
that behind her eyes some place,
the days had shattered for Neon Blue.

And 'sometimes' she wore the most spectacular smile,
host of bright lights and famous faces,
that she longed to know.
We did not see them.

My teeth chatter,
a warm day cold,
and in a moment,
just for comfort,
I reach for anything old
and hold it close.
A sentimental tune - Neon Blue.

Once in awhile,
beneath the moon,
I sit and think about my dear Neon Blue.
All there is about her
that makes my heart smile.
I touch far beyond the moments of weakness,
the midnight howl,
beyond the shattered eyes.

Do you want to dance 'til noon
of the following day?
Hold captive an admiring audience
of the famed?
My tears glisten,
to the tune of the moon.
I wish that I could give it all to you,
dear Neon Blue.

******************** The song:

"Neon Blue"

1) She seemed a walking wound,
a howl inside the moon.
Her colors mingled to an empty space,
a silent shattered tune.
Such plans amoung us,
we hardly recognized,
our host of bright lights,
had passed and left her prime.

Chorus:
Do you want to dance 'til noon
and fly across the moon?
Do you want to dance 'til noon
and follow Neon Blue?

And she cried Hold me,
hold me 'til my final hour.
Hold me,
hold me through the night.

2) My teeth chatter,
a warm day cold,
and in a moment,
just for comfort,

I reach for anything old
and hold it close,
all those sentimental tunes of Neon Blue.

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About Me:

Name:Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

Location:Hawaii, United States

Aloha! I am a figurative artist and Illustrator. If you check out my website you will see that I am very prolific in oils. My paintings are collected worldwide. I also do sculpture; images available upon request. I have illustrated for Hay House Inc. , Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. I also enjoy story writing and poetry. All of the paintings,stories and poems are written by me. Check out my website http://www.kathysart.com "Walk On The Wild Side" Series including the painting of "Neon Blue" is not on my website but can be viewed on my blog: http://kathysartcom.blogspot.com/