2013 — Borbay’s Year in Review

2013 Borbays Year in Review

Oh what a glorious year — my finest, in fact, even better than 2012. Let’s get right to the heart of this thing.

Borbay Kick Ass Actors Flyer

2013 began with my solo exhibition, “Kick Ass Actors in Kick Ass Roles” opening at the Wix Lounge…

Borbay Kick Ass Actors Press Roundup

Which was covered extensively by the press.

Wix Thank You

A big shout and thank you to Ashley (pictured here with me, Paul and Erin) and the entire Wix team for being tremendous supporters.

Borbay And The Oringers at Kick Ass

And here I am with collectors and now friends, the Oringer’s… since the show, Robert has become a mentor, sharing insights both on and off the easel.

Sutton Place at Twilight Painting by Borbay

My studio took a trip back-to-the-future, beginning with this painting of Sutton Place. I also took a look back at the evolution of my location paintings, beginning in 2009.

Seattle Space Needle Painting by Borbay

Following Sutton Place, I was commissioned to paint the Space Needle, so it was wheels-up to the land of Starbucks and light beams.

Borbay Painting Justin

Here I am with Justin… former boss… collector and close friend.

Central Park South Painting by Borbay

Next-up in the studio… Central Park Southeast, another 40″X40″ painting.

Brooklyn Music Brought to You by Apple by Borbay

Keeping true to my live painting routes, I found myself blasting out this beast in Brooklyn of all places.

Hunter S Packed to Ship

2013 was a record year for sales, fittingly, I penned the “Art of the Art Deal“.

Up next? A commissioned portrait of musical legend: Bono.

Borbay and Josh Strickland Broadway Bares

My third annual trip to Vegas was outstanding… I raised $6,000 for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS in 35 minutes.

Welcome To Las Vegas Painting by Borbay

There, I painted the Welcome Sign for the 3rd time…

Lankin Paula Caselton Borbay

And took a moment to contemplate why I go, and how Vegas is Gold — one reason is lovely Paula Caselton.

Borbay Zepeda Lankin Broadway Bares VegasKool

The Vegas crew… Borbay, Zepeda, Lankin.

ARTPROV New Museum by Borbay Penn Nelson

I had the opportunity to team up with two artists I admire, Jeremy Penn and Jake Nelson, to create this piece during the New Museum’s IDEAS CITY.

Situation Raw Borbay Penn 25000 Painting

A major collaboration with Penn was displayed at Situation Raw, another show at the Wix Lounge curated by Rachel Wells. I also put my best gloves forward to Fight for a good cause.

Rockland Lake State Park Hook Mountain Painting by Borbay

I took a trip up to Rockland County Park (thank you Jeremy) to paint this surprise commission.

Design Bureau May June 2013 Borbay

Design Bureau Magazine featured yours truly in The Art of Self Representation.

Guggenheim 5 a Painting by Borbay

My Guggenheim for 20 Years series continued with #5 — all five have been acquired.

Paul Wharton Interview With Borbay

I got my interview on with Paul Wharton.

Sidewalk Cafe Hip Hop by Borbay

Up next? Another live painting event with the BalloonUp gang at Side Walk Cafe.

Reservoirscape Painting by Borbay

The futurist series inspired this different direction… a fictional landscape inspired by the Central Park Reservoir.

Here’s an 11 minute presentation on marketing… again, at the Wix Lounge.

Borbay in Competitor Magazine July 2013

Running and art… a major connection in my life explored in Competitor Magazine.

The Awesome Department by Adam Montadon

Thanks to Author Adam Montandon, I contributed some thoughts in his major book release: The Awesome Department.

Coraline Frances Borbet

The greatest moment of 2013: Coraline Frances Borbet was born on July 28th, at home, under candle light.

Naturally, there had to be a time lapse of the entire process (conception not included).

A Portrait of Deborah Paul by Borbay

I was commissioned to create this portrait of Deborah Paul… one of four portrait commissions created in 2013.

Oluchi Borbay Painting Photo Remi Adetiba

My large Africascape painting was featured in New African Woman magazine with Supermodel Oluchi… host of Africa’s Next Top Model.

Remi Oluchi Borbay

The Photographer/Creative Director? Collector and co-star of the same show: Remi Adetiba.

Domino Sugar Factory Painting by Borbay

The Domino Sugar Factory is coming down… so I painted it up and hung it in Brooklyn for a month.

Grain Belt Beer Sign Painting by Borbay

My growing series of Minnesota paintings increased by a Grain Belt.

Tom Hessel Painting in the Studio

While in the Sotes, I took a shot at Jerry Saltz, and my Father-in-Law and me snagged some press.

Borbay and Sehon

Have an hour to spare? Get out of your Comfort Zone with this podcast interview on Scott Sehon’s new channel.

Anthony Famiglietti Portrait by Borbay

Back to running… a portrait of Olympian and entrepreneur Anthony Famiglietti accompanying a sparkling new blog series by Duncan Larkin.

ARTPROV

Fighting Cancer through ARTPROV. A big shout to Rory Scholl (grey suit), someone I’ve collaborated with frequently since the days of Stand-up.

Neils Coffee Shop Painting by Borbay copy

Revisiting one of my favorite location paintings of yesteryear in the style of today.

Uma Thurman as The Black Mamba Painting by Borbay

Uma made a list of Jack Dorsey’s Favorite things… it was a big year for me and Square

Looking Ahead to 2014

ZOG Danielle Borbay

Michael Jackson, Inc. — Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s next book will hit the shelves in the summer of 2014… I’m painting the cover, and new friend Ghostwridah will be laying down the painting process video track.

MH The Verb

MH The Verb Album Cover — Watch for the early 2014 drop of MH’s latest album, cover art by yours truly.

Traveling Commissions

Traveling Commissions — I’ll be flying to Jackson Hole for a new commission at the end of January.

Family

Thank You — 2013… it’s a wrap! Much love to my gorgeous Wife Erin, beloved Family (here and in Minnesota), friends, collectors, collaborators, mentors, hockey teammates… everyone. Thank you.

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