This is the final image in my long-running series of the King. I painted it for my wife as a birthday present the first year we met.

Most of my images of the King were created specifically as birthday presents. I don’t think I ever really spent a lot of time worrying about why I was interested in working with his image, but I often create works in extended series. In fact, I’m engaged in such a project right now. A virtual Otter Pop to the first person who correctly identifies that series.