First spotted this painting in 2013 at a coffee house (Pizza Bistro), today i revisited the same Joint, fascinated by how the painting seemed to have gotten better with time. I was prompted to ask the owner if his relationship with the artist still existed. Unfortunately, We were interrupted before we could proceed, he excused himself and left but promised to continue the conversation the following day.
As of now the current status of the artist is still unknown to me.