Paint Tubes P/G, 7 x 5 in, Oil on Canvas

See beauty in something as ordinary as two worn paint tubes clipped together and hanging in the studio. The creased metal and smudges of color tell a story of work and experimentation—marks of paintings past and those yet to come. Against the soft gray background, the reds and yellows become unexpectedly luminous, a reminder that even the tools of art can carry their own quiet poetry.