Opening Day

My friend Bill—a lifelong Cubs fan—wanted to get a group together to take in the Sox opener. Since I live a 15 minute walk from the park, I was enlisted to score the seats. We were hoping to avoid the “convenience fees” and sanctioned or unsanctioned scalpers hawking tickets online. Thursday, March 3rd—the day beforeContinue reading “Opening Day”

Rootstock

From 2004 to 2011, I lived in an apartment at the corner of 24th Street and Western Avenue. I made a lot of paintings and drawings there including a series of large charcoal and ink interiors and window views. Seven or eight of these will be on display at Rootstock starting tonight. Though few peopleContinue reading “Rootstock”

Patches of Fugue

About 8 or 9 years ago, on MySpace, I got to be friendly with Edgar Breau, the singer and guitarist of the legendarily forgotten ’70s Canadian band Simply Saucer. He liked my paintings and told me he’d like to use one for a CD cover for a forthcoming solo recording. I did some sketches and theContinue reading “Patches of Fugue”