Vegas Gold — Unexpected Awesomeness

Ari Lankin and Sheila in Vegas

A chance encounter in Vegas — Back in 2011 during our first Vegas Trip, Ari was asked to create a temporary tattoo on the arm of Sheila… a renowned performer on the strip. It was our first day in Vegas, and she asked us to live paint at Broadway Bares… a charity show.

Broadway Bares Barelesque Las Vegas Borbay Photos

Here I am with Sheila in 2012, one year later, after our second Broadway Bares. We’ll get to it again this Sunday… our third Vegas Bares. One chance encounter… a lifetime of awesomeness. This is Vegas, and this is not unusual.

Welcome To Las Vegas Sign Painting by Borbay

Welcome to Las Vegas by day…

Broadway Bares Barelesque Las Vegas Borbay Photos

Burlesque charitable goodness by night.

Broadway Bares Barelesque Las Vegas Borbay Photos

Through Sheila and Broadway Bares we met Paula Caselton (above with Paul Zepeda) (PS, Paula, my apologies, we need to get a proper picture together this year!) The ladies introduced us to a gentleman named Pauly…

Surrender Las Vegas Photograph by bryan schnitzer bryanmarc.com

Who hooked us up with a cabana at Surrender to paint the action…

It Is Las Vegas Collage Painting By Borbay

The starting point and finish line are rarely connected.

Paulding County Carnegie Library Painting by Borbay

Last April, I finished a commissioned painting of the Carnegie Library in Paulding County Ohio…

Susan Pieper Photograph of Borbay

On Easter Sunday, 2011, I was painting the El Cortez Hotel on Fremont street when I met Susan Pieper… who snapped this picture.

Paulding County Progress pages 1 & 2 Borbay Paints Carnegie Libraray

One year later, Susan, who works at the Carnegie Library, commissioned the library painting… which was written about in the Paulding County Progress, recapping how we met.

El Cortez Hotel Fremont Street Las Vegas Painting by Borbay

From the El Cortez to the Carnegie Library… unexpected and awesome.

Jim McClure Hockey

Through beer league hockey, I’ve met many of my best pals, including goaltending superstar Jim McClure.

JP Carmona and Borbay in Vegas

Jim introduced me to a longtime friend of his — JP Carmona, who happened to move back to Las Vegas last year. JP has been our guy in Vegas… this will be the second year we get to hang with JP… who has literally opened his doors to us. Incredible.

Zepeda and Borbay in Vegas

Vegas is as much about the experience as it is the unexpected. What will happen in 2013? Three days until Vegas.

Spring Break Frontier

Why Vegas

My first blog about this years trip… check yo’self.

 

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