The Winner

Richard H. Love The Winner, 2009 Oil on Masonite 20 x 16 Inches Signed Verso

Nick was somehow "different” from other boys. He wore strange-looking clothes and recited poetry routinely in class… that was when he was still in high school. When he graduated he shaved his head, worked at a Texaco gas station and spent most of his time at the horse track. He never questioned the validity of his calling (whatever... it really was) but there was something special about his attraction to race horses. Mick was exceedingly wealthy when he was arrested for selling drugs at the age of 61.