when the foregound and the background merged                     
        
 
          
        
               
I had painted portraits the night before
 
at the dance where Mabel's band played.
Learning to express character
in a few decisive brush strokes.
Happy to be portraying the faces
of the men and women
working for the war effort.
[
Paths of Memory and Painting]
 
[when the foreground meets the background]