Change of Scene
Night crawled through the window, hoping to not be seen, fell across the bed and made itself comfortable.
“I didn’t invite you.”
There was no response. Night began to whisper to itself in a dream. Its dark shadows fled the mattress and drooled over onto carpet, up the side of a night stand that cradled a temporarily favorite novel, a lamp that had once belonged to the owner’s mother and a stack of unread books purchased at the Goodwill store. Night crawled up the side of the wall and across a painted canvas. It shielded its eyes from the glare outside. Yellow neon shifted in ribbons around cardboard and brick. Headlights beamed, streamed and faded. The sidewalk was bothered by dark shapes streaming back and forth, flickering in jerky animation at times and at others, folding in smooth drapes of darkness, like blue-black frosting.
Night moved. It always on the move. Following. Escaping. Searching. Always moving toward the light. Or away from it. Sometimes Night wished it could lay down and stop running. Just for twenty-four hours. But it never could.
It grabbed its hat and moved smoothly, silently back out of the window and across the street.
“Oh, well, another day another sunrise.” Night said to itself. Then it turned to look back and shouted. “By the way, I’ll be back, whether I’m invited or not.”
Change of Scene is acrylic on paper 15”x20”
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EmeraldSun
OH, Gosh, John! I LOVE this piece and the story is magnetic! Magnificent! Instant fav for me!!
—Hugzzzzz—Bea :D))XXXXXXFarras Abdelnour
colors this time warmer than usual, it seems. great work, and such magical story!
artist4peace
Night crawled through the window, hoping to not be seen, fell across the bed and made itself comfortable.
“I didn’t invite you.” …I havent even read past that and i love it…that is brillient!
OMG incredible!!!!xxxxoxox
mmargot
Night is so busy, yes… don’t know if I love the words or visual more.
...dark ooze and sunrise. Ah, yes.
Keith Reesor
Outstanding John!! :)
Richard G Witham
Wonderful colors and textures John. I like the lines in this and your most recent paintings. (Sorry I haven’t caught up on comments yet). I like the idea of night being in a constant state of movement, rushing from the sunrise and flowing uninvited across everything. What a wonderful perspective.
mimi yoon
i’d treasure this piece if i owned it… and very animated magical writing…. : )
mhkantor
great painting john wonderful work.
GittiArt
Just beautiful John …..great use of colour and texture …love it a lot :-)
catherine walker
wow..fabulous painting..good one John!
pryere
Superb.
John Douglas
my comments echo those above – wonderful
jenseyes
Love it
banrai
exquisite painting & story
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous
Shylie Edwards
amazing ….love the scratching..!!!..
Martina Cross
I wish I could paint!!! Wonderful portfolio!
arteology
right there mr. fish, art words soul, very cool, gallo
Kathie Nichols
Outstanding work John, love your painting and your writing, can never resist reading all of it, I’m an addict….LOL! :D
Joanne Bradley
Exceptional! Beautiful composition, and combination of colors supported so well by your storyline!
Lynn Moore
Love the painting, the writing makes it. Just so you know, I never read your writing until I’ve spent some time with the painting. Wow – the writing brought a whole new life to the painting! You are an amazing writer John.
WENDY BANDURSK...
elfie
Congratulations,,I so love this…
corinna wagner
wow! the green tones here are more than fantastic!
very beautifully done!
Roy Wilkins 11 days ago
love this