Why Guymon?

When I was in college, we used to paint art for fun. I was not good but, I did have my moments of inspiration. Sometimes my friends and I would spent Friday evenings with San Miguel (THE Filipino beer), a piece of plywood, paint and brushes. We would spend hours on our "community art" project. Those turned out better depending on the company but, our work was always interesting. My all time favorite subject to paint was clouds. Landscapes would always have clouds. Even abstracts would have some cloud backgrounds. Clouds in full sun, clouds concealing the moon. My husband (then boyfriend) used to tease me about my "cloud series". I had pages and pages of splatters of white, blue and gray.

Thursday when I pulled out of Walmart, I looked North and it was as if I was staring at my Cloud Series No. 99980, beckoning right in front of me in the natural canvass of Guymon, Oklahoma. It was perfect day in Guymon! There was the gentle wisp of air and the perfect touch of the rays of the sun. The clouds were floating in the endless sky. For those of us who think, "Why Guymon?", it is because of those moments when life becomes art and flawlessly beautiful.

P.S. I ran back home to try to catch the moment. Here is a picture by the football field and another one taken by my front yard. I could not really capture the moment on pixels but this is a good enough reminder.