The wall are all in the same places, of course. The light switches are right where they've always been, the chairs and couches, beds and lamps and tables are all right where I left them, but everything seems wrong.
The kids have gone to bed - brushed their pajamas and put on their teeth like they do every night, their backpacks full of completed homework are ready by the front door. But ....
The dog also seems to notice that something is out of kilter. She is pacing back and forth across the living room and the kitchen, her nails click clack click clack click clacking across linoleum floor.
Another new-ish painting - acrylic on paper -done right in my sketchbook. The preliminary pencil sketch was done from a vintage photo. His suit is the color that it is because I had made up far too much of that particular color for another painting and didn't want to let it go to waste.
The woman, exit sign, and the clock were last minute collage additions that give the picture more of a story than the man alone had. You are free to create a story to fit the picture. Where is the woman going? Is she leaving him or coming back to him? How long has she been gone?
Do you think any of this relates to the fact that my wife isn't home right now? Probably it does.
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