Warrior Head

Every once and a while I like to look at old paintings
of mine which make me feel good. Today I felt like viewing
"Warrior Head" from the year 1997, painted in Columbus
Ohio. It was a large canvas and I did it in my First Ave.
studio in (suburb) Grandview. What a great studio that was!
It was a huge storefront, and besides working on paintings I
also rented the space out to individuals, and companies
for events/parties. Someone even used it for a film.
A fond memory of that space was the big tree planted
in the sidewalk out-front. One party the guests hung a
pinjata from it and goodies covered the concrete within
a few swings. Before I moved to NYC in 97 this was my
last storefront studio in Cols. Of course moving to NYC
meant I had to sell my car, a 1966 Ford Mustang, white
with a hardtop. I used to park it on the street out-front
which was the sign to my friends that I was inside working.
It was a sign to them that they were welcome to come inside
and hang out. If I need privacy I would park it in the garage,
my do not disturb sign I guess. haha
Warrior Head even ended up in the Columbus Dispatch as
a simple public interest photo. They shot me while
painting on it. I will dig around and see if i can find a copy
of that photo also... Ok found it, attached below.