I created this painting after a walk with my partner during a time of shared personal grief prior to the 2024 election. The painting is titled Let's Go and is based on a misheard anti-Biden chant at a NASCAR race. The basis for the work is the uneasy feeling from that moment, which stayed with me after the walk. The painting depicts an older man wearing a blue "Let's Go Brandon" hat being gesturally confronted by an anonymous child. I placed the two figures together to create a moment of pause and not to imply that they are related. The cane helps anchor the composition while adding vulnerability to the scene. The hat carries a strong political codification, but the idea is that it does not have the final word, and we see the man beyond the slogan.
