King Cup

King Cup (2026)

Acrylic on Canvas

16x20”

POV: The year is 2016. You’re gathered around your friend’s hand-me-down table in their college apartment. Your arms lightly stick to the honey oak table. You grab a Bud Light out of the fridge. A game of King Cup starts. Chance the Rapper plays in the background. A few people around the table argue what the proper name for the game you’re playing is called. So far contenders are: Kings, Ring of Fire, King Cup, and Circle of Death. Someone shotguns a beer over the sink. Another friendly argument breaks out as to whether the 4’s in the deck are for “whores” or “floor”. You draw a Jack and declare yourself ThumbMaster. You slyly put your thumb on the table when no one is looking. A few friends catch on and join in. Someone asks what time Taco Bell closes. Life is good.