The completed version of "Chalk Rocket". 18 by 28 inches. Watercolor on board. October 2009.

Final stages of the completion of the actual painting along with some sketchbook pages of side studies. September - October 2009.

The 1950s called to say: It's a psychological fact. Pleasure helps your disposition.

Grownup toys, drinks and joys: sliced from the pages of a 1966 LOOK magazine.

Unforgettable images by some long-forgotten image makers: 1940s, 1950s & 1960s.

Hard to find 1960s item: Large Shop Rite toy truck from the New York area supermarket chain.

A classic image of 1950s recreational Americana, complete with Airstream Trailers and thatched folding chairs.

An early 1950s ad for Rice Krispies from Life Magazine.

An early version of Tony The Tiger in a 1950s Sugar Frosted Flakes ad from Life Magazine.

The 1960s discotheques of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles (as well as the boutique inside of Cheetah Nightclub in NYC). The last photo sh...