"From Iqique to Pica"

oil on panel 24"x24"
There were no banks in Pica so we drove to Iquique, a city by the sea. It was six hours round trip.
My eyes puffed up like the fat smooth shells on the beach. I think it was the Erizos (sea urchin) on the Mariscos Plato.
An Optometrist gave me too many antihistamines and a friendly kiss. I slept all the way back to Pica.

©2006 Carol Buchman