I applaud you for not cheating by looking up the painter and finding the name of the painting, one word of which (not “mood”) got me to a piece of art I’d never seen.
She’s contemplating which shop to let loose a bull in. Unfortunately, the tea is so relaxing that the dastardly deed is hidden in plain sight behind a poker face.
Contemplation. “I am going to slap him silly, as soon as I finish this cup of tea.”
I applaud you for not cheating by looking up the painter and finding the name of the painting, one word of which (not “mood”) got me to a piece of art I’d never seen.
Well I just did! He seemed to like a woman in that mood!
I noticed that, too!
‘Sanguine’ comes to mind. It’s a very yellow/orange painting.
“Sanguine” is such a great word.
As a follow-up, the painting’s title is “Pensive.”
This is most definitely not the mood I was in yesterday, which truly was a Monday. Nothing I planned actually happened, it was a day of chaos.
Regarding your day, I’m visualizing the proverbial bull in the china shop running into this scene–which the painter chose not to show.
She’s contemplating which shop to let loose a bull in. Unfortunately, the tea is so relaxing that the dastardly deed is hidden in plain sight behind a poker face.
The power of suggestion: I now see the bull she envisions (revealed by its eye) behind that vase of flowers next to her.
As a follow-up, the painting’s title is “Pensive.”