The paintings of Michael Ward, self taught artist. Michael paints primarily urban landscapes, in acrylic on canvas, based on photographs he has taken over the years.
According to a story in the Los Angeles Times, Fishermen's Hardware is finally going out of business, a victim of the economy and overfishing. It was as much an institution as the adjacent Joe Jost's, which dates from before prohibition, and still survives, being somehow immune to the curse.