I Am Painting Trees
I am painting trees with facial features
They are orange, pink, green, black….
Some with stripes
Some with slashes
Some plain
I lie
Plain does not fit into my schemata
I want to paint a azure tree
But if I paint a blue one it would clash with the sky.
All of my trees so far have sky backgrounds
And multi-colored leaves
in silvers, reds, oranges, blues, purples.
I love adding color on top of color - mostly neons.
I dare not paint a face tree in blue though
For one silly reason.
How would that show up against a blue sky?
A mermaid in a glass I am painting shows me her smile.
She encourages me.
I already tried a pink sky once, I tell her.
And a lavender one.
Both of those paintings were disappointments
Every time I look at them I consider doing them over.
She laughs at my predicament.
I begin adding blue on top of blue to her canvas
Experimenting with her
Since she is the one
Giving me the idea.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020
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