I made the first proper model of a gas station today—all the paintings I am working on are still wet. The cool weather is extending the drying time, but fortunately most of the paintings I am making for the Armory Show with Susanne Vielmetter are done and dry. So, I had some time to get started on them without effecting my painting deadline. The models will be used for the next gas station paintings instead of actual gas station from which they are based. I think the overall simplicity of gas station design makes these models good substitutes. I also like the physical model making over doing something in the computer or working from a thumbnail sketch.