Category: Thinking Out Loud

March Update: Forbes, Bahamas, Vega

That’s a stretch #Vega

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Dear Friends, Family, Collectors and Fans, 2015 has been momentous. On February 5th, at 7:45AM, Vega Keanne joined our Family. On the easel? I’ve painted The Lincoln Memorial, a second Mindscape, and several new commissions. Beyond the studio? I’m now a contributing writer with Forbes. Oh yes, and I’m off to the Bahamas for two months to paint on the beach. Let’s get granular. Read more

2014 — Year in Review on Canvas and Beyond

Borbay Hand Action by Derek Van Oss

2014 was my finest year in every possible way. Coraline crawled, walked, ran… I traveled extensively to Jackson Hole, Vegas, LA, Chicago, Montreal, Vancouver, Miami, The Bahamas and Minnesota. It was a record year for sales, and, most importantly, the artistic fulfillment was deep.

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Cyber Monday is Not An Art Thang

James Gandolfini Tony Soprano Collage Painting by Borbay

Brilliant retailers created Black Friday in the early 2000’s — the idea? Offer ridiculous sales to generate a frenzy of opportunistic buyers. On Thursday you give thanks. On Friday, you beat up your neighbor for cheap Spanx… and a flatscreen. Not to be outdone by it’s food court counterparts, in 2005 the online retailers said, “Have your Black Friday, we’ll offer Cyber Monday with better deals and free delivery.”

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Buying Art Over Time? Absolutely.

Central Park Southeast Painting by Borbay in Quarters

Acquiring art… one of the life’s great mysteries. How does one outside the ‘art world’, itself a grey and dubious term, go about buying? Didn’t I read that an embalmed shark went for $12M to Steve Cohen? You did. Numbers will numb the impulse…

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Borbay’s Studio Update, Dexter, Vegas, MJ

Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan Painting by Borbay

It’s official — I’m putting out a newsletter. Want in on the inbox goodness? OK, on to the action. We will start with Dexter… Read more

Studio Visits — Experience, Understand, Acquire

The Studio Visit by Borbay

Acquiring art is not unlike purchasing a home — photos reveal the broad strokes, but an in-person visit shows a great deal more. In our digital age, artists are able to reach collectors globally in minutes. This has given way to an ocean of online galleries, allowing you to view and acquire in a few clicks.

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Show Some Love, Buy Some Gloves, Fight The City

Borbay Float Sting Gloves

Before I tell you why you might want to buy some boxing gloves, please allow me to share a fight experience.

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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.

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Why Vegas?

Spring Break Frontier

I’m off to Vegas for 11 days in five days, and I’m gonna blog about it.

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The Art of the Art Deal

Hunter S Packed to Ship

So You Paint Houses?

Many conversations begin the same way, “so you’re a painter? House painter or an artist?”

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