A Sweet Departure

For the past several years I have been painting images that either appear in
dreams or are the result of a  meditative sketching process.  Most always these images are abstract in nature and represent a societal or interpersonal
phenomenon. 


Every so often, however, an image appears on my sketching  page that results in a painting like the one I'm currently working on.

"Box of Chocolates" painting in progress

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Could this be because I'm about to begin the third phase of the 17-Day
Diet? ... am I being influenced by the current  barage of Valentines Day 
promotions, or am I contemplating  Forest Gump's mother's philosophy? 

Whatever the subliminal influence ... I'm enjoying this sweet departure and as I work I can almost taste each individual piece.