Squid & Squalene #5 : Arms to Hold You16" x 12" x 1. 5" Acrylic on Canvas A Winters Getaway In Quaint Hood River Town With My Wife, Robin We Enjoy the Sights and Sounds We Take a Brisk Stroll For Dinner We Do Search Then Skimming Through the Menu Robin Thinks of Perch A Burger and Fries Would Suit My Palette, Bland Robin Orders Something Else To Place at Her Command The Waiter Brings Our Food Sits it Before Us Two I Look Across at Robins Plate And Know Not What to Do On Her Plate There

All Summer Long – And Just for a Lark

Upon their return

As I Stood Before the Crossroads of Love

Each time their server comes by

With My Wife

everything came together quite nicely

a more desired look was achieved

Before the Ugly Things Could Spread

the simplification of each element must be done thoughtfully

Pressure Had Been Building

Early in the Morning

To Make it Thrive