
This painting is part of the series Definitions of Passion. It deals with the definition "ardent affection" and is the first of three under this title. It contains 2 individual ropes tied in a love knot against a radiant red background. It is about a specific kind of ardent affection the kind that exists between lovers and/or spouses. The idea was drawn from the phrases tying the knot, family ties, bonds of matrimony and the like.