Oil Paintings/Charcoal Drawings_Old Time Songs & Stories
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Mike in His Boater's Hat--Again!
Charcoal on Paper
24" x 18"
2014
OK! Here's yet another self-portrait playing the banjo! How many self-portraits does this guy do?!
At the time, I was really into hats, especially the boater's hat. I thought they were really cool: G-men from the 1920s wore them. They were also kind of festive hats, worn during elections and post election celebrations. As a result, I felt they were positive representations of democracy at its best.
I used this pose and self-portrait in my painting "The Only Song that I can Sing."