So, a couple days ago I was chillin’ at a local Atlanta coffee shop, when a this guy, who appeared to be homeless, walks up to me and says “I’m gonna do you a favor, do you have a pen?” He proceeded to draw a simple sketch of a house, as he told me about himself. He had recently moved to Atlanta, four months earlier, from Mississippi, to pursue a career in art. I was already expecting him to ask me for cash when he finished drawing, so I was not surprised when he did. I asked if I could take a few pictures of him, cause I figured, if nothing else, this would make a great blog post.

As I handed him the money, he said “Frame that. Trust me!” Then he reached in his bag and handed me a little sliver of paper with a flickr address. Well, I went to that address, and found out that “he” is Tim Harris, a talented artist/painter, who has become moderately famous, in Atlanta, during his 4 months here.

I’m not sure if his stay is voluntary or not at the Peachtree/Pine Shelter, but what I can say is that I truly, truly respect his committment to art! Check out some of is artwork in this flickr album posted by Jeremy Bayless, a local photographer.