This is the central focus, the eye of the storm per se, on the entirety of The “Battle of the Senses” Series. This is where the epicenter of concentrated thought manifested itself unto the canvas. At this point, my days of diner drawing became essential in keeping up with social situations. Being that I am a painter, my life has somehow cornered itself into this painting space nestled into a cozy studio in the deep sectors of Los Feliz Village, a residential place East of Hollywood in Los Angeles. I spent months without consistent social interaction due to my obsession with finishing my work. I ended up spending so much time at the diner, that I eventually started working some graveyard shifts down at the local eclectic dive in Echo Park. It helped me get out of my head and help pull situations into my paintings. Some of these situations go over:
- The price of gasoline rising in Los Angeles
- Power cuddling
- Expensive things and cheap things in French
- Endless coffee refills at House of Pies
- Coffee at Fred 62′s
- Rainy weather
- Jellyfish
- Palm Desert
- The weight of Summer
- Blowing out a circuit breaker at a diner
- Chelsea, a citizen of Savannah, reminding me of home
- Taking my vitamins
- Pyramids, toasters, and ghosts in Pac Man
- Coyotes of Griffith Park