My friend Kate Jersey is a master at pounding out the rhythms on her husband John's prized lavender drum set from Sears. John, a chemical scientist who has posters of Ginger Baker, Keith Moon and Tommy Lee hanging in his lab, is actually not very gifted at the skill that grips his heart. Kate is the one who taps out the very solid beats and makes everyone jump to their feet and do The Chicken or some of the other au current hip hop types of dances. John is jealous of Kate's command of the instrument so she usually practices when he's at work or while the kids are sleeping. This lovely portrait is a booming 16" x 20" and is conceived in acrylic paint on canvas board.