My drawing A Tribute to Artie Schaefer remembers the polka and joy that Artie Schaefer brought to audiences through out his life. His portrait is based off a 1965 photo of him as a young man. I placed him in front of the Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter as it looked near the time he established the Artie Schaefer Band. Artie drummed his way through more than 2,000 country and western and polka music gigs, at the same time balancing his work as an insurance agent and county commissioner. He shared polka and waltzes and chicken dances with crowds at the Gasthaus for over three decades. I’m honored my drawing will commemorate Artie at the 2024 Oktoberfest at the Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter and hope that we all raise a toast to Artie’s life!