Break on through to the other side- 1995 , 89” x 126” I made this painting a few years after Jon Serl passed. I tried to remember what it was like to walk through his garden and through his house- I started on the left side and painted my way across to the right- the city of Lake Elsinore razed the property almost immediately after his death- Jon was growing corn in his bathtub- and raising Roosters , chickens and as many dogs as wanted to hang out - read the story of Jon and me in our book- One Man by Himself, essay by Red Lips aka @eleanorgaver introduction by #denisjohnson thanks @lavaughanjenkins_studio for sending me this video today of my painting @addisongalleryofamericanart ( maybe ask them to hang it up again! ) #portriat #memories #painting#jonserl#selftaught see Jon’s extraordinary paintings @cavinmorrisgallery