"Retaining wall paints a Jasper Johns" - Pilgrims' Rest December 2012

In August 2012 I was astounded by the beauty and wonderful craftsmanship of Jasper Johns' work, when I saw an exhibition of his prints in Washington DC. (Of course I knew of his work before this occasion, but taking Art History at University sometimes has the effect of over-simplifying an artist's work, rendering the inexperienced student blind to nuances of brilliance.) Several months later, walking through a rainy Pilgrims' Rest, the waterstains on a retaining wall reminded me of the sensitive textured stars-and-stripes canvases that used to be my only reference to this great master.