Dead Dog on Asphalt

Bought a beautifully beat old farm truck
1965 Chevy much like my dad had
Bolted a fake rhino horn onto the hood
8:00 the morning of July 15, 2003
I was driving the rhino truck on North Green Hill Road, a tight hilly serpentine two lane
At the top of a hill a dog ran out in front of me
Barely missed him
Then a second dog darted right between my wheels
No way to miss him
Saw him spinning in the road in the rear view mirror. and so went back to drag his body from the pavement. very sad
Always imagined I might take up painting someday. when I was an old man, maybe 78
But that morning I saw in my mind something I wanted to paint
Later that day I went to an art store, asked multiple questions and returned with 2 canvases, some paints, brushes, tape, palette knives
Then painted my first painting, the cover of this disc
I called it dead dog on asphalt