Hotdog Man, 2023

Diane Ponder

Pastel on newspaper

7.5 in x 10.5 in x .01 in

Hot dog man has a sense of humor. There is a joy in getting mail and making it into an artwork. The commercialization of consumption, the sexualization of hot dogs. This image was approved by the artist, Tom Greensfelder, who created the hot dog on the cover of this magazine. New City’s Top 5 of Everything list included me as one of the Top 5 Chicago Decorative Painters of 2014.