I am shopping at Costco with my husband on a Saturday afternoon. A decent day, I woke up in a good mood, sun is shining, everyone is getting along, stomach sastisfied, no complaints, no pending issues, life is good, so it seems. Almost to the check out line and I realise I forgot something. I hurry back to grab it while my husband selects a checkout line. On my way back to the front of the store I turn down one isle (heading towards the center of the store) to avoide a traffic jam of people, and as I am approaching the end of this isle I look up and directly in front of me was a large painting on display.
What is happening to me? I cannot take my eyes off this painting. I cannot move any part of my body. I am stuck, frozen and sobbing! Yes that is right, sobbing. Tears pouring down my face, gasping for air, crying, no I am SOBBING I cannot stop staring at this painting and I have no control of my emotions either. After a few minutes I manage to get my body to move and I continue on to my husband. I am visibly upset but signal to him that I am alright and his intervention is not needed at this time. Soon as we are outside he wants to know what is going on with me and I am very eager to tell him.
The painting was either water-color or oil very large (full wall size) framed in dark wood. This was a very nice work of art, The picture was a man riding a buffalo (possibly bison) leading three or four other big game across a river or wide creek to the other side. The area may have been the Plains or an area that looked like the Plains. I never seen this painting before nor was it something I would normally be attracted to.
Well, I just do not know what happened that day…
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