"The Golf Series"

Statement

I’ve been a “golfer” ever since I can remember. Dad was a scratch golfer and we always had a golf club in hand. I have two “almost hole in ones” to brag about. When I was ~16 I hit a shot off the tee on a par 3 and almost immediately heard a kid yelling: “Lady, lady!” It had hit the pole and bounced off. I tapped it in for a Birdie. Then years later at Wellshire I hit my first shot on #9 across the ditch onto the green in front of the clubhouse window and it hit the pole. I tapped it in for a Birdie! The two fellows playing with Dave and I and the spectators in the club were so excited, we quit then and there……quit while you’re ahead!

I’m a golf junkie for sure. Thursday through Sunday I have golf on the TV. I started watching the fly overs and views from the Snoopy 2 blimp and I was mesmerized. I had my next Series! In between shots, I would sketch mythical golf courses. It was like being a golf course architect.  All of these paintings are “Abstracted” aerial views of golf courses. #6, the large piece always brings the comment: “Where is this?” I really don’t know! I made a lot of it up! I always say: where do you think it is? I love it when viewers can put themselves into a piece and it can be “Wherever you want it to be!” So I named it “Where you want to be”.

“Golf is the only sport where your opponent is yourself…..the only other element is nature”
 …..Robert Redford, Director of “Legend of Bagger Vance”