Power Lunch

Three women in shades of red sit together on a brick ledge, lunch bags and drinks in hand, deep in easy conversation in front of a bold, colorful mural. Painted faces and swirling patterns fill the wall behind them, along with the words “it is now, not later” worked into the design, and a small dog waits patiently at their feet. Their postures are relaxed, legs crossed and swinging, clearly in no rush to finish their meal or the conversation. The mural’s loud graphic energy plays against the quieter, familiar comfort of three friends simply taking a break together in the middle of the day.