Advice From Carol...Or For Carol

 

                                                           Artist Unknown, Oil on Canvas, 24 X 30

Stumbled across this gem the other day, and it begs the question; Is it a statement by an artist named Carol, or is it a request by an artist to someone named Carol?

Theory 1: Carol painted three bright and colorful flowers that seem to be wilting a bit in the sun (the choice of colors used is excellent, btw). Then a splatter of deep red was added, which was followed by a carefully written request to "Just look at the flowers" by the artist, Carol, as maybe Carol had determined that the splatter of red was inconsequential or a mistake.

Theory 2: An unknown artist painted these three bright and colorful flowers specifically for a person named Carol and added the instruction for this particular Carol to "Just look at the flowers", then, for whatever reason, the deep red splatter was added (upon close inspection it is evident the deep red splatter was indeed added after the "Just look at the flowers Carol", which gives theory 2 some credence).

Ah, the mysteries of art.