"Only the Painting Knows the Whole Story" tells the tale from a drop cloth's perspective.

How it took the journey of a thousand steps from the factory where it was made to an artist's studio, where it eventually transformed into a beautiful work of art.

"The Pink Lady" follows a young man infatuated with a beautiful dame wearing a pink coat.

He only saw her on the street once. But that was enough.

Ever since, he has been mesmerized.

When he sees her on TV again outside of his apartment seven years later, he decides to not let her slip away twice.

But what he doesn't know is that she isn't the only one being watched.

Art Backstories are the first published of their kind and are part of an ongoing series Ken and Duke Tate will be doing where the two seasoned writers tell the story behind Ken's artworks.