IN THE STUDIO

Surface crafted with
             caresses
                           of charcoal-stained fingers.
Latex dripping

             over hard birch support.

Pooling puddles
                           of red iron oxide
             coagulate with solidity of age.

Translucent pigments
             of ochre, viridian and cerulean
lay the ground for

                           shimmers of opalescent glaze.

             Gently rubbing
reveals what lies beneath the surface.

                           Forcefully scrubbing
                                         erasing the wrongs of decision.

Spraying drops of invisible pattern
             spreads a deeper layer of certainty.