queen of spades

i  completed this painting in the late months of 1996 through early 1997.  a friend and i had moved to the sun valley and were working different schedules, him days and i was working nights.  i would return, turn on the radio and work on this until the sun came up.  it took me about 100 hours.  the image is a jumble of playing cards that were laying around the apartment, but on a grand scale (six feet tall).  the frame was built by woodworker duane patricio of portland in early 2006.