“Getting Ready” 5′ x 5′ Oil on canvas $3,000

This painting, five feet high and five feet wide, has been through a lot (*shipping story below).  It was created in 1993, in the garage of the home where I grew up in Florida.  It’s the last thing I painted before leaving for college.  Little did I know I would not complete another painting for 13 years after this one.

During those 13 years, it was always a big, bold reminder of what I could do.  Wherever it was hung, people would see it, take a deep breath and say “oh cool”.  Making that spontaneous reaction errupt from people — that, for me, is art.

*In order to ship this from Florida to Boston, my mom and step-father hitched a ride from a landscaper — the only person they knew with a truck big enough to fit it.  While crossing the bridge, the canvas billowed like a sail on a sail boat and almost took flight with my step-dad in tow.