Improvisation applies just as easily to music, to art and to acting. Underneath it all, it applies to life. Every day we put on our costume and prepare in our own way to enter the stage of life. The scenes we are presented with can not be predetermined or scripted. Every conversation is improvised. We respond to what we are offered, and offer things for others to respond to. Sometimes they are met with applause, sometimes with jeers. Sometimes we get flowers.

So this is another of my word paintings. Usually, I paint the word in black, and improvise the colors around and in it. This time, I began with the word “jazz” in pahlo red.