Talented scribe Cristina Velocci contacted my fiancée Erin about soul mates for a piece in the Metro. When Erin told me, I instantly remembered Cristina from Time Out New York, having painted in their West Side Office.
This July I am marrying my love Erin. To celebrate our special day, I created this logo which is a combination of meaningful photographs and hand-drawn lines.
Back in November I spent a day at Bay Shore High School hosting a location drawing and collage workshop. Each of the two sessions included a brief presentation, an on-location drawing, a critique and then a collage technique overview. After the jump, a few shots from a fine afternoon in academia. Read more
2010 kicked-off with a new title Time Out New York’s Most Creative New Yorker… and a broken fibula.
Vegas. It is one of the sexiest words out there. Say it out loud, Vegas. It’s Fear and Loathing, Swingers, a Hangover, Sin, Money, Heathen lifestyle = hotness. Here is a small painting of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, and below, a shot of my gorgeous fiancé.
The emails began flooding my inbox Elaine Kaufman, the beloved proprietor of Elaine’s had passed away. Moving into my 386 square foot “two bedroom” Upper East Side apartment in January 2004, I was riding high on a Woody Allen kick. Imagine my surprise when, after watching Manhattan, I walked two blocks and found Elaine’s.
My beer league goalie Ken Devine recently proposed to his lovely lady named Erin, who is from Wisconsin. Prior to their engagement, I offered to lurk in the shadows of Belvedere Castle to capture the moment on camera. Initially, Ken said that would be “creepy”, but after speaking with Erin’s Mom, he realized photos were probably a good idea.
If an artist paints a beautiful picture, and nobody sees it, is it still beautiful? Friend and fellow artist Ari Lankin passed along this snippet from an interview between Hans-Ulrich Obrist and artist Ryan Gander which I must address.
This past Thursday, I had the honor of guest lecturing at Ryan Seslow‘s Art Appreciation Class at Iona College. Professor Seslow, Iona College and the students welcomed me with open arms. My objective was to visually introduce my background, work, process and daily routine.
From the New York Times: “One of dozens of teams in the adult coed league run by Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, the Lions are also one of five that belong to the New York City Gay Hockey Association. On the ice a spirited match against a straight team called TBD was under way.”
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