Soul Mechanic

Soul Mechanic
ink and acrylic on found wood
7.16.09

Awww sshhortnin'bread...one of my all time favorite favorite musicians of any genre period, the mighty Lee Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey was a soul singer from New Orleans who worked closely with super-producer Allen Toussaint and super funksters, the Meters, to record some of the funkiest soul ever to come outta anywhere, even New Orleans (the land of funky soul). You probably know more his songs than ya'll think: Workin' in a Coal Mine, Yes We Can, Ride your Pony...I don't know what it is about this guy, he seems very unassuming, great soulful chops, and spent time as a boxer, and mechanic and performed til the end of his days. He even opened for the Clash in the 80's.
The lovely texture on the painting is from painting on an old painting that also had lots of lovely texture...recycling, do it for Al Gore do it for you!