Emrallt ac Aur/Emerald and Gold

No – of course they weren’t: not actually! But my sketchbook was sure that spiritually they felt completely free – from their body language they were celebrating something important, and so liberating. Had both just graduated?
I originally decided on Green and Gold; but for a moment when a clear water wave breaks with the sun behind it, the most precious colours flicker.

Emerald and Gold
Oil on paper, approx. 8″ x 10″