“But no, sir. How could you think so?”
“Don’t you see? The magenta tones, the swirling brush strokes, signify a tempestuous dawn approaching. Surely.”
“Those are not swirling brush strokes. That, my good sir, is scrumbling. You mistake the artist’s technique as you do his meaning. The painting shows aurora.”
“There are none so blind as those who will not see. It is dawn, I tell you, a terrible dawn.”
“Aurora.”
“Nonsense.”
“How dare you! I will have satisfaction, sir. Pistols at aurora.”
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Aurora is a Latin for dawn, and scumbling is a brush technique of applying paint in a circular motion
Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here
Neil MacDonald Author 
Dear Neil,
Wow! Those are some strong opinions. I didn’t know about scrumbling. Thanks for that.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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They are, of course, both of the same opinion, but refusing to acknowledge it
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Love this, Neil. That last line made me laugh a lot. And you hit the nail on the head, so much fighting about meaningless distinctions.
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Thanks so much, David
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This is precisely why I never discuss fine art….
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Good plan, Violet
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Settling arguments by dueling could prevent an awful lot of disagreements.
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Though not a great way to get to the truth
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Probably better than how many people do it now by using social media.
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Neil, I got kick out of this. Once a creative’s art is released into the wild, it’s anybody’s guess. No need for anyone to die over it.
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I’m glad it worked for you, Lisa
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