Tag: Artist

Painting Process | Kanye West, Eyes More Red Than The Devil Is

Kanye West Painting by Borbay

A man of words and a man of his word, Kanye West:

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Bay Shore High School Location Drawing and Collage Workshop

Bay Shore High School Workshop Borbay

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

A Losing Bet: The Canadian Maple Leaf Bathed in Olympic Glory

A Maple Leaf by Borbay

A bet is a bet. On the day of the Olympic Ice Hockey final, I challenged the Stanley Cup Keeper to a wager: “if the USA wins, you have to arrange for me to do a painting of the (Stanley) cup in-person… if I lose, I will do a painting of the maple leaf and post it on my profile for a month.”

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Kanye West Portrait Prep, Study and a Visit to Jeremy Penns Atelier

Mood Board Kanye by Borbay

The second portrait in my series following Jay-Z will be Kanye. To prepare, I hung out with some H.A.M.’s last night. The location? Jeremy Penn‘s studio. The event? Four Loko, hip-hop beats and three artists slinging paint. After the jump, a quasi-Kanye study and some atelier shots.

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Painting Process The Mets Citi Field at Night

Citi Field at Night by Borbay

As a lifelong Mets fan, I had a tough time with the demolition of Shea Stadium. Sure, it was ugly, had poor seating, limited vendors and was essentially an amphitheatre for airplanes — but it had winning memories.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting

Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting by Borbay

It took me two years of being a full-time artist to understand how a single painting could span multiple years. Sure, some large-scale works just take time. Others, like in the case of the Metropolitan Museum of Art — I simply looked at it for 18 months and simply determined it was finished. After the jump, the full process as written in 2009.

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Upper East Side Photo Extravaganza: Guggenheim, MET, Paul Ryan

Guggenheim Borbay

Nothing beats a stroll through the Upper East Side with Paul Ryan. Materialistically, we have the same jacket and wallet. Genetically, he is five inches taller than me.

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Coffeee Table Mood Board, Jay Z Portrait Headlines and Source Image

Borbay JZ Moodboard and Collage Materials

Working your way through portrait defining headlines can be a daunting task.

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Painting Process | The Collapse of the Metrodome

Collapse of the Metrodome Borbay Painting

It’s gotten to the point where the Minnesotans in my life, insist I bring snow to Minneapolis. Now, if you know anything about the climate in Minnesota, this is quite the powerful statement. Well, true to form, we arrived Friday for the Arbit wedding, and no sooner did we put our bags down, did the snow begin to fall.

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