Personal work. “Set in the Negro Leagues in the fictional town of Mudville near the turn of the 20th century, my painting Mighty Casey: The Vincible Hero of Mudville reinterprets Ernest Thayer’s classic ballad ‘Casey at the Bat,’ first published on June 3, 1988, in the Daily Examiner (now the San Francisco Examiner). My artistic interpretation of the poem features a predominantly African American cast of characters, from the hot-tempered mob of baseball patrons in the grandstand to the players on the field. The crowd leans in, and ‘the vincible hero of Mudville’ grunts as he takes a powerful swing. Dust swirls around the fans’ feet as they hold their breath and bite their fingernails, but, to the chagrin of the irascible mob, he misses. The catcher secures the catch. The umpire calls, ‘Out!’”