It was an expected average Thursday of refining another memorial portrait. Either the family lost their photos in a natural disaster, or would like a colored version of the monochrome portrait. I've been painting realistic replicas for 48 years now -- and I'd say that no person would be able tell the difference between my painting and a color film. They call me the Undead da Vinci, and to be hones...

Cool whip

Stiff peaks crystallize

And reflect downstream

Slow and still, rapid embers

From heaven and earth

Simultaneous

But before warmth...