I sketched this view of the bar at a restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn today.  As a matter of fact, I was reminded of something said to me a long time ago – in 1987, that is I could paint the East Village, the way I was than, and bring something spiritual and uplifting about it – it would be fantastic.

Well, I don’t think I was able to do much then, but there days – I feel I can go as far with anything I’m doing, artistically, as I want to go.

I know this sketch is dark, but if you look at it for a minute – you’ll see how much I of myself I put into it – I hope it shows.