Sacramento Magazine Interview on News Stands Now!

I was in Starbucks yesterday with a colleague and looked down to see that the August issue was already in print so I bought a copy. I was happy with the way Jan Ferris Heenan wrote up the article. Jan came to my show at Casa Bella Galleria and had a lengthy discussion about art and world travel. At the time, I had no idea that she worked for the magazine. She and I met at Samurai Sushi and talked for over an hour so I was curious as to how all of that would be distilled down into a short article.

As I was telling a friend recently, I think this is the first article I've read about myself that was entirely accurate. My first experience with this was years ago when I read that I had been the star of a championship basketball team in South America. Ummm??? Sometimes there is no amount of linguistic legerdemain that will turn fiction into fact, but I digress.

Here is the link:

http://www.sacmag.com/media/Sacramento-Magazine/August-2009/City-Sketch-James-Patrick-Lane/

Para los hispanohablantes: Hice una entrevista con una revista aqui' en Sacramento y por fin, ya esta' de venta...perdoname, pero esta' escrito en ingles. Si tengo un poco de tiempo libre lo voy a traducir al ingles pero en general se trata de donde naci', los viajes alrededor del mundo, y el arte.

日本語：　私はサクラメント市の雑誌のインタビューをしました。　英語で書てありますですけど。。。少しひまがあったら　翻訳　を　します。　ほとうんどの書いていることは私のふるさとう、画家の人生、と　世界の旅行です。

"The Single Mom"

It's finally finished! I am dedicating this painting to single moms everywhere, but especially to my favorite single mom, Shirley Lane. It's not easy being a police officer, chef, nurse, firefighter, boxer and still have the grace to feel like a princess now and then.

I painted the crowd to display a range of emotions; some are impressed, others are fascinated, still others are confused or condescending. Unfortunately, sometimes we feel like our life is a circus and we're always on stage. Don't forget to breathe and be kind to yourself.

This painting will be shown at the Level Up Lounge in Sacramento during the month of July. Hope to see you at the Second Saturday party.

"The Single Mom"

"The Single Mom" closeup