Jack Balas, 2013; PEEL ME A GRAPE (#916); oil on gessoed paper, 22" x 30"

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I've been wanting to write you a story, but it's mid-July, a week to my birthday, and nothin's been goin' on, so I'm out in the yard at noon under a tree, listening to the cicadas. I did take a bikeride a week ago, on a gravel road that was such a washboard I almost missed the great sunset. And the same butterfly has been following me around for days... These are the days. (Peel me a grape.)