Rats Got My Cake!

A little rat pulling a cupcake twice his size.

I saw a scene very much like this when I was in art school in Chicago - a rat pulling a muffin twice his size across the subway tracks. I had always had a hard time with rats but watching him work so hard to drag that muffin along made me see him differently.

There was something unexpectedly endearing about it.

That moment stayed with me and eventually became this painting.