Watercolor, Graphite, Charcoal and Tempera on Paper, 4″ x 6″
Ok, not literally. Actually, St. Louis is finally approaching a city-wide ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, and listening to all of the resultant bickering led to the creation of this little work. A few years ago, when I was still living in Chicago, I experienced all of the same sort of back-and-forths that I see here today. Chicago was another city that seemingly couldn’t “see” itself as a non-smoking town, and a lot of establishment owners were worried that they’d be closing down. Guess what happened? Smoking was banned, and business actually went up. To be honest, I am mostly ambivalent to the topic; I have been a smoker and I am now a non-smoker. However, I do think that it is important that everyone is provided with a smoke-free workplace, but on the other hand, I think that laws that restrict smoking outside, or in your own apartment, are a bit oppressive.
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