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If anything can possibly go wrong---it has in this print! "A Bettor's Nightmare" has everthing in it but the kitchen sink. You'll be finding little hidden things in this picture for a long time.
"A Bettor's Nightmare" picture will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first cartoon picture that I ever brought to Saratoga (1981). At that time, only one artist was allowed per week to exhibit at the breakfast hours in the clubhouse. I was told that another artist had Travers week but that I could have the other three (4 weeks of racing at that time). The breakfast hours were from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. So I set up my one easel and my picture each morning and sat back and watched as the people mulled about and made their way over to my picture. They would smile and laugh and make remarks that they had bet on this horse. It was well received. Each year after that, I would introduce a new print. About two years later, the breakfast hours were opened to all artists (some years about 10). In approximately 1984, I was the only artist allowed to stay and exhibit during the afternoon racing hours, one easel, one picture, no chair, just outside of the Paddock. It's a long day when you can't sit down!
The original was completed in pen and ink and watercolors. Before the actual painting was started, I compiled a long list of out of the ordinary things that I then tried to incorporate into my picture. There many little things hidden into this print!
The original sold at the Saratoga track breakfast in 1982.
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The frame to the left is normally used with paintings 11x14in. or smaller.
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This frame is typically used with larger paintings.
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