The Art Spoke its name

I think a painting should have a name. (A gallery that once represented me argued to the contrary and wouldn't exhibit the names of my works, which didn't please me!) But the name of my artwork isn't usually evident during the creation; it emerges. In the case of the painting shown below, it took a few days to let it come. I didn't search for the name, it arrived without fanfare. It is "Petrichor"—the smell of earth as rain falls after a dry spell. "Petra" means rock in Greek and "ichor" is the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology. The name carries both strength and subtlety to me, so I am well pleased that the painting shared this lovely name with me.