Woody Allen - G1988 The tire tracks in the

The tire tracks in the background are a nod to Akron and the Rubber Factory era of the Black Keys

This may be the only time I can recall beginning a piece of art by illustrating the corner pieces versus the central image

Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding

closeness and intimacy

I liked the feeling of duality in the image and also the look of the intertwined braid

Woody Allen - G1988 The tire tracks in the18 x 24 inches 5 screens S N edition of 100 This print was commissioned for Gallery 1988's Woody Allen themed show in January. We all had free reign to make the print we wanted for this and I started by thinking what Woody would have been like as a child. I began writing down character traits and somewhere along the line I noticed parallels to Charlie Brown. They both exhibit nervousness and a kind of physical ineptitude along with an uneasiness