The Butler and his Lunch, oil on panel, 14 x 14 in. 2014
The Butler whose real name is Geoff is a great friend of mine as well as being one of my favorite subjects to paint. We met at Peet's Coffee in Brookline, MA when I first moved to Boston in 2008 to attend graduate school at SMFA and Tufts University. I am always photographing him and a body of work has been unfolding for the last seven years. I imagine this will continue throughout the course of my life. There's so much great material! I had taken the image for this particular painting during 2011 after setting up for a show in Fort Point. I documented him eating this veggie burger at a nearby restaurant.
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