Patches

I should tell you about Patches. I used to run a professional image service for painters in the lower mainland of Vancouver from 2002 to 2004. I would load up my lights and gear and visit painters homes or studios and document their paintings for submission purposes. These were always shot on slides and then I would take them back to my studio office and crop them so that they could be used by the artists for submitting their work all over the world to galleries, contests and shows. This one day I was on the 12th floor of an apartment overlooking English Bay in Vancouver's West End and this little guy Patches followed me around from room to room watching me. After awhile I asked the artist if she minded if I took a picture of Patches and she replied "I would have thought that you would have figured that out by now. He has been asking you for two hours already!" He was a great subject indeed. Look into his eyes and realize that they watch you from everywhere in the room. We have this image prominently displayed on our wall at home and it always catches the attention of visitors. Thank you Patches for allowing me to take your picture that morning.