I once flew over Buffalo when one of its rivers was on fire and when I started doing the state pieces, most of which were later destroyed, this image came back to me strongly. At the bottom of the piece is a Manhatten joke.

Atomic clouds are often featured in this early stuff. In this case a modernistic cafe modeled after Space Age Gas stations is run by a mutated chef who makes great atomic burgers.

One of several pieces where things are happening in the shadow of the city. In this case, people are engaged in various city sports including dog walking, mugging, and running.

I did a terrible print of this, all copies of which, hopefully are destroyed, as one of my first projects at Magnolia Press, Oakland, CA. The stairs of this sculpture are wooden and splatter painted.

This is one of the earliest TransAmerica Pyramid pieces. The Tower stands serene and rock solid amidst the hustle and bustle of The City.

A quiet suburban neighborhood exists right on the border of a busy industrial and communications complex. Seemingly, the neighborhood is unaffected.

The nasty complications of air travel used to be a lot more interesting than they are today. I think that highway pursuits followed by dozens of news helicopters have replaced air tragedy in the eyes of the public.

My Middle Son keeps this hanging in his room along side his inflatable elk head trophy. He, however, does not hunt for ungulates, though he has been known to bag an oyster or two.

Ignited in an almost legendary way by exhaust sparks from a passing automobile, flames tower above trees and wildlife. But in the end, I just love making flames.

Wasted on cava or an early form of LSD, Gogan paints his answer to Van Gogh's masterpiece.

Considering the amount of sugar in the Trix, they should last almost as long as the plastic. But to prevent fading, please keep this piece out of strong, natural light.