Possibly a corruption of the Italian ecco un poco – “here is a little”
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I am just returned from participating in a panel discussion about the Monhegan Artists Residency Program at the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, Maine. While we were in Rockland, we also saw the super-cool Lois Dodd show at the Caldbeck Gallery.