Nothing stops Ms. Perseverance
not traffic,
not bullies,
not work,
not excuses,
not rain.
Ink and watercolor
VOTE 2020


The inspiration for this piece
took me on a time travel
listening to Mister Gene
performing in northwest DC
and thinking of the times
he stayed
at our home
first, adhering to a
strict diet
and some years later,
the palate expanded
to apple pie
and I can say for me
eating pie was a hit.
The Bassist sketch in ink touched lightly with watercolor.

Doesn’t everyone know a Mrs. Blum?

This well-known
high-energy
singer,
Nancy Heinz,
gets her
audience
onto the
dance floor
…where the
dance…
lasts the night.
Originally planned
as a portrait in pencil,
an ink contour
appeared
on my paper,
then
whimsical
took over.