s mystery measurable or immeasurable? A garden hose or a truth crystal? Almost Maybe adds: "This excerpt from a sketch about Jon Pittman probably began with the kinds of things he thinks about while he drives past Mt. Miguel on his way to Otay Lakes to go fishing for minnows with a whale for bait." His musings sometimes have to do with everyday wonders pertaining to things either miniscule or very large. Reduce the sun down until it's the size of an orange, and the earth would be a sesame seed about 14 yards from the orange. And if the orange and sesame seed were located on a pair of beach towels in La Jolla, the nearest neighboring star on this scale would be 2500 miles away, another orange on a beach towel somewhere in New Jersey. Oh my! It's practically impossible to tell exactly how large or small anything is, especially when comparisons are made with objects derived from below or above the human scale. This perplexity seems to refresh Pittman, and he emphasizes the uncertainty again and again in his work. What has more importance: a small dog or a shopping mall? For him, the idea of measurement is intrinsically comic. We know that bueno ought to mean bueno, Lois Lane should not have to wear pantyhose in order to become Superwoman, and mortgages should always get smaller. But do they? It's little wonder, then, that when rulers appear in some of Pittman's drawings, they are the small dime- store variety a third grader might bring to school.  -  Alan Rosenus

My art is intended to make someone's day just a little bit brighter.