Gaugin’s studio
Oil on Linen, 40 x 30cm
The two Tahitian women on the wall were eyeing the two exotic Waratah flowers on the table with slitted suspicion. Would Paul abandon them, instead painting those two red beauties in the green vase?
The two Waratahs were furious. How dare Paul keep the two Tahitian women hanging on the wall? Surely their own crimson charms could provide the artist with all the inspiration he needed?
The four and a half lemons on the table were shivering with fear. Today may be the day Paul would throw them out. Already, their (not-so-thick) skins were losing its wondrous yellow glow.
The artist, meanwhile, was pleading with the universe, “Please give me a moment of pure and honest expression! A new revelation of colour and line!”