The Man in The Hat, New York (2022)

Size: 14 × 11 in (355 x 280 mm)Ink: India Ink & WatercolorPaper: 220lb watercolor paper1 of 1: Signed and numbered(Frame not included) June 28, 2022Chelsea, New York “I swear to God it was Louie on a Citibike in a tuxedo,” I said, sweating profusely and coughing up a lung. “It was him,” I insisted. “He was looking at his phone on the corner, then he sped away.” I put my head back on the pillow. Sophie put the back of her hand against my forehead and said, “You still have a pretty bad fever. I wouldn’t go out again today. I don’t know why you even tried.” This was my third bout with COVID. Not quite as existentially threatening as my first, in 2020, but I wasn’t enjoying myself. An hour earlier, my left eye had opened after a 22-hour sleep, complete with sweaty fever dreams and intermittent shivering. My right eye was glued shut with rheum. I decided, in my dizzy wisdom, to pop a Tylenol, mask up, and take the dog outside for a pee. I made it half a block before I felt like I was