A fifty-something man with light brown skin, whitish hair, mustache, and goatee, looks to the left. His eyes squint slightly, matching the slight smile on his full lips. Wrinkles line the man's forehead. He wears several layers--a red v-neck t-shirt under an open denim blue buttondown, under a heavy army green winter coat with a fur or fleece-lined collar. The background is a dark red similar to the color of the man's t-shirt. Daubed paint gives the background texture.

Journalist, Homeless, 58, Uninsured

Interviewed May 2011

(oil on linen, 40 ins. x 30 ins.)

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The subject became homeless when he was forced to leave his asbestos-laden rental home in 2008. This coincided with the loss of his job. He hoped to make it to age 65 without major medical problems, at which point he would qualify for Medicare.

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