I had spent many months in setting up a meeting, and it seemed that my efforts had paid off. An influential art collector was coming to my home in the Hollywood Hills on Wonderland Avenue in Laurel Canyon. She arrived promptly at 7:30 p.m. that evening.
Read MoreAfter countless hours and many cappuccinos, I had amassed a body of work over the years—most of them at a nearby Starbucks.
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