airbrushed to give them a dreamlike quality but make Schaub’s use of faces in his work extraordinary. His use of color in his work remind us that things from his gen-eration were not always black and white however. His use of color on a 1920s pin-up girl painted on a large bowling pin cutout is appropriate in that the colors al-low his audience to see the beauty of the image as it per-tains to pop culture.

Leaving the Schaub studio, there was some disap-pointment leaving behind one of my new favorite places which had the capability to take me back to a time (be-cause of my age) I never had an opportunity to appreci-ate. After we both discussed the benefits of living in the Val-ley and the things we would like both to see changed and/or remain the same, we concluded our interview. As I walked away, I turned to the artist surrounded by his work and said, "If it wasn't for the heat, the Valley [and his studio] would be the most ideal place for me." He responded, "Being cool comes from within." I had to agree, no truer words could be spoken on this day.

with balls" depicting sharks liter-ally swimming with different kinds of balls, Schaub's art is serious in that his skill with paint is refined and his use of color appropriate for what he tries to convey. For instance, his renditions of an early Beatles' album cover and individual portraits of band members are all done in black and white and

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