Not sure where I saw it,
the painting by Xavier Martinez;
two couples dancing.
They emerge from a yellow ochre background
in swirls of dark paint.
Movement, intimacy
conveyed in rapidly painted shapes
and a few details.
Hint of a red dress.
A woman's face.
Her arms around her partner.
Shadows on the polished floor.

[ Paths of Memory and Painting]
[when the foreground meets the background]