[Mike McCarty]

Patricia's recent adventure at the rib joint reminded me of this episode so I thought I'd give an update.

I took the above images back in December. About two weeks ago I got an e-mail from the mother indicating that she and her husband would be back in Sarasota soon and they would like to meet with me and thank me for the photos of their son that I had e-mailed to them.

I met them at Sam Snead's nice restaurant and they bought my dinner and we had a nice talk about art and doctoring (the husband is a radiologist). They ask me if I had gotten around to doing the painting of their son. No, I said, but since it was such a compelling image I was sure that I would get around to it some day.

There continued interest makes me think sooner rather than later. Not really a commission, but I've taken longer shots.

The husband being a radiologist brought the following image to mind. I quickly e-mailed him a copy of it and talked it up. My thinking is that if you can get people excited about what is possible they may begin to see themselves in a painting. I also encouraged him to check out all the masterful paintings on Daniel Greene's web site. If he can afford them fine, if not maybe a cheap substitute will come to mind.

Keep your bait in the water.