"Er - ri-ight," Charlie said. "Have a look at these then," he suggested and led the way through to a wall displaying a dozen of the 'Henry Fishers' he had done after visiting Hawaii. He'd been in a sploshy mood and with Seth's enouragement had turned his usual finicky flower studies into swoops of raw colour and simple brush strokes against brilliant tropical sunlight. He rather liked them but showing them to Ashley was a leap of faith.
In any case they were the only shrill fresh and colourful pictures in the building. Glenn was enduring one of his morose periods and Bernice was strictly architectural this month.