Karma

 I just happened to be reading a book about karma at the time. You could have called this any number of things, but I like that. My favorite subjects show up. The compote, the skull, the vase of lilies, the darkened hallway. I like this piece. I’d be just as happy to keep it. There’s no relation to karma in this piece.

It’s just that, hey, I had to call it something, and okay, it was something I was thinking about at the time, but timing is the only thing that has to do with this painting. I could probably make up something that has to do with karma.