Author: Borbay

Walter White, I Am The One Who Knocks, by Borbay

Bryan Cranston as Walter White Painting by Borbay

Visiting some galleries in late 2012 with his Wife Marla, a gentleman by the name of Robert Oringer who never considered himself an art guy/collector, had an epiphany moment. He saw some collage art and it got him thinking about the crazy collection of NY Post issues he had amassed over decades— piles of NY Posts meticulously protected and stored away without any objective in mind. So he went to Google and began to search the Net for collage artists, one perhaps to convert his collection into art when he stumbled upon another Post fanatic… yours truly.

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55 West 11th Street, A Commissioned Painting

55 West 11th Street Painting by Borbay

I’m delighted to share my first completed painting of 2014: a commission of 55 West 11th Street in Manhattan. Ironically enough, I painted this in Minnesota.

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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.
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Jack’s Favorite Things, Simon and Schuster, Miami and More

Uma Thurman as The Black Mamba Painting by Borbay

Happy Friday. And now for five pieces of news from the busy, and extremely messy Borbay studio.

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Neil’s Coffee Shop Redux, a Borbay Painting

Neils Coffee Shop Painting by Borbay copy

The biggest blizzard in NYC History dumped a record 26.9″ of snow on Central Park. That day, I set out to walk across the park from the Upper East, to the Upper West and back.

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ARTPROV at the Cancer Support Community of Southern Connecticut Gala

ARTPROV Collage Painting by Borbay The Second Annual Gala of the Cancer Support Community of Southern Connecticut

Last night the ARTPROV team jumped into our trusty limo mini-van and set course for Connecticut. Our destination? The Second Annual Gala of the Cancer Support Community of Southern Connecticut emceed by New 12 Connecticut Anchor Gillian Neff at The Waterview. Major bonus? A slide show on mitochondria by Thomas Lynch, MD (not literally).

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Fam — a Portrait of Olympian Anthony Famiglietti

Anthony Famiglietti Portrait by Borbay

Creative collaboration is nourishment for the soul. So, when writer Duncan Larkin proposed we team-up for a series of ART-icles (horrible pun) on his resurrected Roads Mills Laps or RML blog, I was in. As it happens, his first subject is Olympian and Reckless Running brand ambassador Anthony Famiglietti — someone I’ve known and respected since 1992.

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Minnesota, Neil’s, Patch, Heavy, More

Neils Coffee Shop Painting by Borbay copy

It’s Halloween, and here is what’s happening in my world… I’m back from Minnesota, and working on a new canvas… Neil’s Coffee Shop. It will join my growing ‘Back to the Futurism’ series. In fact, I’ve painted Neil’s before, but from a different angle and style.

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Grain Belt Beer Sign Painting, A Minnesota Landmark

Grain Belt Beer Sign Painting by Borbay

Standing on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a legend. Built in 1941, the Grain Belt Beer Sign has been through a great deal… moving, going dark, being sold, vandalized, trivialized, lionized — and even more words with ized’ attached.

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Domino Sugar Factory Painting, “Last Domino Standing”

Domino Sugar Factory Painting by Borbay

Welcome to the Domino Sugar Factory

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