Paintings of Chris Gaffney
These are paintings of Chris Gaffney, an outstanding songwriter who fused country, blues, R&B, and Tex-Mex border music. He played accordion and guitar but was best known for his soulful vocals. His career spanned three decades before he died at 57.

They say that if you’re in the same set of circumstances repeatedly you develop an automatic response. Well when I think of Gaff I smile thanks to years of enjoying his unique brand of comedy. And then there is a little matter of the music thing (to use Gaffspeak). Instead of just performing, he had a soulful realness that connected and was humbling to see. The truth is that by knowing Gaff these paintings painted themselves. I was the lucky one to be able to put it on canvas.