
I PAINTED THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF MY LOVE FOR SOPRANOS AND IN PARTICULAR THE LATE GREAT JAMES GANDOLFINI. I WATCH SOPRANOS FREQUENTLY AND GET EMOTIONAL WHEN TONY COMES ON SCREEN. HE DIED IN 2013 AND I FELT A SADNESS WHICH HAS BARELY BEEN MATCHED BY LOVED ONES THAT HAVE DIED. I SHOULD PROBABLY SEE A PSYCHOTHERAPIST FOR THAT LITTLE DETAIL BUT IN LIEU OF THAT I MADE A PAINTING.