Just Looking

Oil on canvas/ 24 by 24

One day I spilled a large box of pastels. Over the years I have accumulated hundreds, some full sticks, some broken or worn down, with myriad colors. I cursed! Then I knew I had to clean them up, a dreaded job. But as I knelt to do the work, I started to absorb and feel the colors. Ohh, what a beautiful mauve. That citrus is so bright and the reds are brilliant side by side! Then, just as I would when painting, I lost all sense of time and was engrossed in sensuous feeling.