George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It Got Too Cold
A Joan Mitchell painting
a "lady painter"
splashes of color fly across the canvas
a fearless slash of cadmium red
against a meditating field of frosty blue
created by a woman
overshadowed by men
"real painters"--
real geniuses
a painter who shows me
that I can do it too
I can show raw emotion
I can be honest in my work
I can be fearless
I can be bold
I can create an entire rainbow of colors on canvas
and make it beautiful