This painting had been musical notes and symbols, in its first life. 

Paint Pop oil paintings take months to create.  Every weekend when I sit down to paint, the palette from the weekend before is rubbed into a painting that didn't make the grade.  I love the paint so much that I can't stand to throw any of it away.  Making a Paint Pop began as a method to keep my old paint in a way that just entertains the eye.  Sometimes I can look at the colors on the rubbing and remember what painting whose paint is ensconced here.