Oil on linen
16" X 20 (41 X 51 cm)
I asked The Spaceman Bill Lee what he was saying to Umpire Larry Barnett from the dugout, during the infamous Armbrister incident in game three of the 1975 World Series, which led to me creating this painting. He said,
"I told him I woulda Van Gogh'd him." I wondered "What do ya mean?" He said,
"I told him I woulda bit his *@#!in' ear off."
Followed by the most charismatic laugh anyone has ever heard.