People who work in food and retail deserve to treat you with open hostility and you should be thankful when you get anything nicer.
There’s a lot to unpack here.
+the flexibility to get in that pose
+the balance to stay on the skateboard
+the strength to pull back a bowstring with your toes
+the dexterity to hit a target while moving
+the coordination… not hand-eye, but foot-eye
…I don’t know what to do with these things now that I’ve unpacked them…
“Ted Cruz Devouring My Son” – 2018
Oil on canvas, 11"x 17"
Based on that one painting by Francisco de Goya.
The Knottiness of Existence 