2022, Acrylic on canvas, 24x18cm hardboard
A new year is about to greet us around the corner, on the next crosswalk. As I walk towards it, I stop by a bakery on the way to admire the kind-looking croissants in its window and I find myself wondering: 'The new year I'm about to greet back, will it be smilingly light-hearted or cynically moody?' In an attempt to buy a bit of time to think before I face the new year, I enter the bakery and ask the young man behind the counter for a croissant. He asks me 'Croissant au beurre?' and I wonder if I have the choice to ask for the new year to be made out of an indulgent and merciful amount of butter, just for it to taste a little better and build a little warm layer around my soul. 'Oui, au beurre' I answer.
I walk out of the bakery with a 'croissant au beurre' in hand and remind myself that I am a flaneur at heart, letting the feet and not the head walk me through life.
So, here is to whatever comes around the corner and to the little things that make any encounter a little warmhearted. Which makes me think, that I'll go back to the bakery and order a second croissant. Whoever comes around the corner, might need it as well. (28.12.2021)