Union League President

[Garth Herrick]

Hi Sharon, and thanks!

There is so much potential confusion here with "union" and "president". Thanks for helping to sort that out.

One feels to gain in importance upon entering this club, as an array of tail-jacketed service attendants will cater to your tiniest needs. Don't even think of coming around without a conservative tie and jacket! Cigars are welcome, but the one social vice that cannot be tolorated are cell phones! As I quietly was dining on my lunch buffet one day, I made the faux-pas of answering my phone, set to vibrator, with a whispered tone of voice. Swiftly a folded card with the pen-scripted message indicating that my time was up, was placed over my dinner plate! I was beat red at all the scolding stares from neighboring diners amid their power lunch discussions. Now I know better!

It was interesting painting this portrait on site. The League was a virtual art academy while I was working. I actually displaced Nelson Shanks' Studio Incamminati classes taking place in the same space I was working. It was interesting to meet some serious art students there.

Garth