Jack Balas, 2026;
PEAK PERFORMANCE (#26-2951)
India ink & acrylic on 2 paper panels, 24 x 36 inches overall 

TEXT:
Can't beat the view I always thought, gazing at Pike's Peak from Uncle Jim's front lawn those high school summers, Like wow! The ridge outlines, the rock faces, the shoulders in creeping sun and shadows, maybe some snow even. So one day I'm walking down the hill on an errand to King Soopers, and there in a garage with the big door open are Like Wow! three boys working out shirtless on a weight bench. Back then I would not have struck up a conversation too easily, but from then on every day I would discover we needed something from the store. This was my Peak Performance. Still can't beat the view.