Whoopi

Last year after my first art show at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown LA, I was fortunate enough to receive a phone call from a close friend who let me know that Whoopi Goldberg was in town for a day and that it would be okay for me to drop of the print from the show at her hotel. I knew that I would not be giving the piece to her in person, but I was nervous as I drove up to the valet and handed the piece to the concierge. I was curious as to what I would hear back as this piece meant so much to me.

Along with the print, I wrote a letter to her letting her know not only of my admiration for her performance and the my feelings about the movie Ghost (my favorite movie of all time), but to let her know of a boy from high school named Oscar who changed the course of my life then and still today. Almost 25 years later, I have not seen him since and this piece, in essence, is also about my dream of seeing him once again and knowing that he really existed in my life as it sometimes feels that he's a ghost.

Soon after, I heard from my friend that she loved it and was very grateful to have received it. I wonder if it really hangs in her home or if its stashed away in a closet.