Size: 13” x 19¾” (unframed)
Paper: Cranes Lettra 220 lb Archival Paper
Edition of 100
Price: $375.00

“I was driving on the freeway through East L.A. when I noticed that I had been headed in the wrong direction. I was running late and decided to cross 3 lanes towards the next exit. I realized too late that I had cut off the wrong car. The driver drove up beside me and pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his lap, pointing it in my direction through the open window.

“Without thinking I slammed on the brakes, letting him pass me at high speed as I rushed toward the exit. Would he have pulled the trigger? I’ll never know. The encounter lasted only half a minute.

“I rushed back to my studio and started to draw EL EASTSIDE. The scene depicts the aftermath of a drive-by shooting. I don’t know if the victim was the intended target or an innocent bystander. The scene did not depict what had just happened to me on the freeway that day but is an interpretation of the kinds of things that happen daily on any side of the freeway.”

Marc Lumer created designs, animations and illustrations for a wide variety of magazines and ad agencies in Europe before moving to Los Angeles in 1984.  He is the creator of Marc Lumer Design, serving clients including Warner Bros., Dreamworks, Disney and Fortune 500 companies such as Northrup Grumman and Impco; he also works for nonprofit organizations including Chabad of California.