05/11/2026
There's a story behind The Eagle
A woman, who I've known nearly my whole life, named Mrs Vicky wanted this...
A little background...
She used to call me and my younger brother The Perry Twins, causing trouble (which no doubt, we did). Her son and I grew up together (our back yards would share a joint fence). She allowed me to walk over (unnanounced) and eat whatever they were having. She allowed me to draw my first tattoo(and last tattoo) for her son. She and Hunter(her son) went on a cruise with me and my mom for our senior trip making lasting memories. When her husband was dying, my family went to the hospital (and to her house). When Hunter died, I was the first person she had seen(I had seen her car parked outside his house) and we just hugged in silence. She was at my wedding. She was at my baby showers... she's been everywhere.
When I started to draw again (2020), she was one of the first to buy my art.
So obviously...I wanted her to have The Eagle
Her and my mother remained friends all these years. And sadly, when Mrs. Vicky passed, my mother was there.
In an act of kindness, Mrs Vicky's oldest daughter, gifted the drawing back to my mother (the drawing my mother secretly wanted lol)
Now, in my mom's possession,
This guy got a face lift in a new frame.
Thank you Vicky Clark Gayle for supporting me in my little life journey. And Stephanie Gayle Jimenez for giving this back to my family.
