Hi Allan, yes Jux is a big boy, in real life he stands 6 ' 5 " tall. He towers over me and his own mother. His parents came last night, and took goofy pictures of themselves mugging in front of the painting. He needed a macho frame, and that one did the job very well.
Last night, I watched a young artsy man, gesticulating wildly in front of my painting. As he was attracting the attention of many in the room, I decided to listen in. He was pointing out the texture of the background and bluejeans, and the difference in tehnique in the face and body of Jux. All very positive, then he came to my signature! I had scrawled my name with a black magic marker (the first time I've ever done this). I don't like my painted sig and was in a hurry when I had to sign it before it went out the door, so tried the marker. And he didn't like it! Then he saw me standing there and ended his lecture with praises and apologies. Did I really make a horrible mistake here? If so I will certainly never do it again .
It was really very funny.
There were no prizes associated with this show, I guess the biggest prize was simply getting in as, there were close to 400 entries.
Jean