Some of you may remember the portrait I did of the comic book and used book shop "Hole in the Wall." This was in March of last year, when I was creating pictures for the art show I had in June of 2007. The picture went up in the gallery and was sold to a person who was moving away from Falls Church and wanted something to help her remember the place. I had promised the picture to the owners of "Hole in the Wall," though, assuming that it would not be sold in the show.

Since it was now in someone else's hands, the Hole folks commissioned me to do another picture of their shop. This time I put more color and detail in. In order to get the shot I wanted, when the light shone onto the front of the shop rather than the back, I had to visit the place at 6:30 in the morning, just after dawn. I photographed it on a brilliant but very cold October morning, with golden sunlight and fall leaves. Now I've finally done the re-make of my Hole portrait. I've made that little blue bungalow look like an autumn palace. I'll be presenting the picture to its owners in a few days.

"Hole in the Wall 2," watercolor and gouache on board, 12" x 16"

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