It was back to Vegas… and this time, I decided to paint Insert Coins (which is so hot right now). It took three short sessions, one bloody finger and many adult beverages… but I got the job done.
Tag: Broadway Bares
Broadway Bares Revisited for Jerry Mitchell
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.
The Bellagio and Broadway Bares
Vegas Gold — Unexpected Awesomeness
Painting From Cabana 119, Surrender, Las Vegas at The Encore
Upon finishing the Four Queens on Fremont Street, we banged over to The Encore for a six hour live painting session at Surrender. We began at 10PM and painted until 4AM. Rocking out from our private cabana, it was VIP Vegas, and it was spectacular.
Barelesque Las Vegas, Live Auction, The Gazillionaire, BCEFA
Thanks to the wonderful and talented Paula Caselton and Jerry Mitchell — Ari Lankin, Paul Zepeda and yours truly were invited to live paint at Broadway Bares Las Vegas. 2012’s edition entitled “Barelesque” was a sexy, rollicking good time.
Painting Process The Welcome To Las Vegas Sign Redux 2012
Vegas baby! For a second year, Ari Lankin and yours truly, this year joined by Paul Zepeda, shipped off to Vegas for nine days of painting madness. I’m starting off with my Welcome to Las Vegas Redux painting… here is last year’s.
Painting Las Vegas, The Welcome To Las Vegas Sign Painting
Greetings from Las Vegas! This is just a quick update to say… more is coming. I’ll have recaps of Broadway Bares at Planet Hollywood, The Vegas Sign Redux, The Four Queens and Live Painting at Surrender at the Wynn.
Borbay and Lankin Paint Live at Broadway Bares XXI: Masterpiece in Manhattan
Our Broadway Bares adventure began when Ari Lankin painted an impromptu tatoo on the arm of a Kriss Angel dancer in front of the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign. They suggested we paint live at Broadway Bares Las Vegas, which we did, at Planet Hollywood. A few weeks back, Ari received a call requesting the live-painting action for the fittingly named “Broadway Bares XXI: Masterpiece” at the Roseland Ballroom on Father’s Day (the Vegas installment was on Easter Sunday). And just like that, it was on.
New Paintings. Works-in-Progress. Insider Art Market Information.
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