Category: Painting Process

Rockland Lake State Park, Hook Mountain, A Commissioned Painting

Rockland Lake State Park Hook Mountain Painting by Borbay

Rockland Lake State Park, Hook Mountain — my latest work, a commissioned painting and surprise gift for a fabulous couple on their One Year Wedding Anniversary.

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Broadway Bares Revisited for Jerry Mitchell

Broadway Bares Vegas 2013 Number 2 by Borbay

During Broadway Bares Las Vegas, Josh Strickland won my painting created live at Planet Hollywood. This year, however, before host Scott Nevins brought down the gavel, Director and recent “Mr. Abbott” Award Winner Jerry Mitchell, matched Strickland’s bid, asking if I would recreate the painting for him.

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ARTPROV With The New Museum, Jeremy Penn and Jake Nelson

ARTPROV New Museum by Borbay Penn Nelson

Yesterday, I collaborated with many of the best IMPROVers and Artists in NYC for The New Museum’s Ideas City festival at R Bar. Above, you will find the 45 minute tag-team style painting created with Jeremy Penn and Jake Nelson, inspired by IMPROV comedy by The Creative Outlets, which was inspired by slides of our artwork. The, full, creative, circle, comma.

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Welcome to Las Vegas Sign Painting 2013

Welcome to Las Vegas Painting by Borbay

Three trips to Vegas, three years, three Welcome to Las Vegas Sign paintings. Here is number three…

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The Bellagio and Broadway Bares

Bellagio Painting by Borbay

The Bellagio, Las Vegas, my first location painting of the trip… and second overall.

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Bono, A Commissioned Portrait

Bono Painting by Borbay

Allow me to introduce my latest portrait: the man, the legend, Bono. This collage painting was commissioned by Lynn Serra, and contains many personal details within the canvas.

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Borbay Blasts Black and White in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Music Brought to You by Apple by Borbay

Last night, I live painted at Spike Hill in Brooklyn. Here’s the entire four hour painting condensed into a 55 second video, soundtrack courtesy of last nights emcee — MH the Verb.

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Painting Process: Central Park Southeast at Twilight

Central Park South Painting by Borbay

Central Park Southeast… at Twilight… my third Futurist Revival canvas. Many of these buildings hold a special place in my heart… but I’ll get into that later.

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Seattle Space Needle Painting by Borbay

Seattle Space Needle Painting by Borbay

Back in 2007, I was working as a Creative Recruiter at Update Graphics. One day, my colleague Kimberly introduced me to Justin Brock Schantz, then the Managing Director at Fantasy Interactive. Over several months, we got to know one another, and eventually, I ended up joining Justin at FI.

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Sutton Place at Twilight, a Borbay Painting

Sutton Place at Twilight Painting by Borbay

I’ve always been a fan of Futurism, twilight and magnificence of Manhattan… so I decided to combine all three for my first major painting of 2013. The result: Sutton Place at Twilight… a magical intersection where the 59th Street Bridge startlingly appears between buildings.

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