Art stew

What a great shot. Hope it was a spontaneous moment, that makes it so much more interesting.

Here are two of Mark Stock's paintings. He is a new discovery for me, but he's been around a while. He's a modernist, and his paintings really invoke thought and invite the viewer to come up with back stories for the paintings. Many illustrate the pain of heartbreak or unrequited love. I have a print of "The Butler's in Love" and "Languish", two of his more poignant paintings (in my humble opinion.) These are wonderful too - Leonardo in the above photo, looks like he just got blindsided by a not-so-welcomed letter. The other is a letter or journal entry from a butler suffering from unrequited love. At least, that's my take. What's yours?