His name is Wayne. He has a son who he can only see once a month, although now that the son has expressed a desire to see him more often, he might try to muster the courage to ask the mother to allow that. He doesn't think she'll agree, but he thinks its only fair that she thinks that way. He didn't tell me why.
And he told me today that someone who was a regular buyer and had links at a non-profit social welfare org had offered to put some of his sketches on blank greeting cards. I bought one of these cards for $3. Its a sketch of a cat - very minimalistic and very nice. He also had greeting cards with his sketches of a lab, a terrier and a beautiful autumn landscape. But I liked the cat the most. The card is white with the sketch in black in the front. It is blank inside with Wayne, Melbourne, 2008, printed on the back in simple Times New Roman font.
It is the most beautiful card ever.
I asked him what happened to the gray and black tree. He sold it. He says he will make a blue and light blue one in the next 2 weeks, provided he makes enough money to buy the paints.