Recently I heard a story on NPR about the composer Carl Jenkins, who was visiting Venice.
He was with his wife strolling the streets, and saw a painting in the window of a gallery. She remarked to him that the painting " looks like your music". So, they went in, found out who the artist was, and purchased the piece.
Later, they had the opportunity to meet the artist. He told Carl that he listened to music while painting; specifically his music!
Now, I have not had someone think about , or engage with my work in quite such a serendipitous way, but I have had some really wonderful occurrences over my career. Just recently I was contacted out of the blue by someone who would be in the area and stopped by to visit my studio. She relayed that she reads my blog regularly...when I never really know who does, or not. That made my day!
Or there was the time that I heard from someone else out of the blue, not too long ago. She had been visiting someone in a hospital in the area where I had previously lived. I was fortunate enough to have sold several pieces to the hospital, and they remain hanging, several years later. She tracked me down in my new location, and contacted me to tell me that viewing my peaceful landscapes helped provide some serenity and beauty during a very difficult time with a family member. Now that was special!
So, you never know how, or when, or even where your work may affect someone. It is really why we share what we do, because you just never know.
My paper is Pastel Mat in a warm grey-brown...you can see much of the paper showing at this point.
...like so. You'll notice that most of the light pastels are warm...with the exception of those I used for the sky...which is a light source. All of the shadow pastels are cool. 
