I painted Floodles (oil on canvas, 24" x 30"), along with Paisels expressly for the Thai Basil show in Greenwich. Danny, the owner, was so welcoming and enthusiastic about showing my paintings in his restaurant. But the prime places for display were the two large plate-glass windows facing the street. Alas, most of my paintings were small.

This was the first time in my life I experienced a painting emergency, since these windows called for larger works and there was less than one month for me to fill the quota. I designed two paintings and then painted in stolen moments. I painted in a restaurant while waiting for the installation of new tires. I painted in a lobby while waiting for someone behind schedule. The day before the show, my friend Lynn helped me choose frames and frame the paintings.

I don't know how the rest of the world feels about these paintings, but when I told the waiters at Thai Basil that I'd designed the paintings especially for the restaurant, they were very pleased.