Series: I was for Awhile

Snap the Stings, Sucker. 2006

My friend, Grant, inspired me to look back at old work. Maybe I can gather some insight into why I'm having trouble painting.

I made this one during my hobo days of 2007. All I did was travel, crash on couches, and see the sights. Its from a series of paintings called, "I was for Awhile." Snap the Strings, Sucker is the first in a series of paintings about closely knit friends and the importence of travel.

I spent my "growing up" years in Peoria, IL. This piece is a tiny painted icon for a city that I've grown out of but is still deeply appreciated. Peoria...its been called a hole that hard to climb out of.