April 16th, 2010 - The Thalo Green Tongue
Life at our studio is never boring. Jack and I (his wife, Marian) work with two great gals, Wendy and Darcie. There is not a day that passes that we do not laugh.
Most of our very funny stories start and finish with Jack.
Take a look at one of his most recently completed painting, titled Spring Time, on our home page. When you look at it, the most prevalent color used in this piece is a bright spring green, a thalo green. If you’ve ever been to our studio while Jack is painting, you will see that he protects his hands when he paints with rubber gloves. Paint is usually flying everywhere. That day while painting Jack covered his mouth to stifle a sneeze. He, unknowingly, got a small dollop of thalo green paint from his gloves onto his lips, which then gravitated to his mouth. When he discovered an unusual taste in his mouth, he went to check it out in the mirror. Upon opening his mouth he was shocked that the dab of oil paint had spread unto his tongue. He tried to scrub it off first with soap and a wash cloth and then reverted to a scouring pad; a clean one of course. He learned that there’s something about oil paint; it just spreads when scrubbed and it doesn’t seem to want to come off your tongue. Please do not try this at home!
I was working in our office when Jack finally came to see me. He said he had a slight problem and open his mouth to show me. After I picked myself off the floor in fits of laughter, we called the doctor to make sure it wasn’t toxic. They told us the minute amount should not poison him! Jack’s tongue stayed green for three to four days and he got tired of us asking him to see his tongue and laughing hysterically. Fortunately, Jack has a great sense of humor and is not afraid to laugh, even at himself. Green has always been my favorite color and I will not be able to think of it again, without picturing it on Jack’s tongue. Oh, the green of Spring Time is wonderful, whether it be on a painting and or on Jack’s tongue. Life is too short not to laugh everyday. |
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