Making His Impression (Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir)

Vivid brush strokes of exuberant friends

chatting on balcony of life’s existence

rich wines loosening their souls

fresh and free and slightly bawdy.

Soft filtering light illuminating faces

visual angle of movement of figures.

Juxtaposition of hues, not lines -

Couldn’t draw, instinctively painted

Passionate tints captured

rich forms, fluid brush strokes

soft light in changing moods.

I lose myself in the painting

airbrushed as part of the whole

hidden in my favorite painting

lunching with my new found friends.