the art of art

I've tried
art.
mangled a few dozen
canvases
with landscapes, sea
scapes
of roiling waves,
gulls,
a cove, out of focus
sail boats,
and blotted
swimmers. I've tried
to go the Hopper
route,
simple and sparse.
a story
between the lines of
nothing.
but failed.
Jackson Pollock is
more my speed, my
cup of tea,
spilling,
tossing paint, straddling
the white board,
splattering
is all
about me.