This piece is painted from one of the many old photos I collect. The way the grandfather and grandchild sit together waiting, not uncomfortably, reminds me of my own Granddad and our traditions which we waited on together. One in particular that I loved was the annual harvest of the sticks of Juicy Fruit gum from his backyard apple tree. It was magical and mystical, to me, that these individually wrapped sticks of fruit wonder would grow on his tree. Was it the fertilizer? The way the seedling was planted?