Tag: Collage Painting

March 22, 2019

A Portrait of Patricia Barganier

I’m excited and honored to share this collage-painting portrait of dear friend, and collector — Patricia Barganier. We met during my first exhibition in Jackson many years ago, and became fast friends… bonding over our mutual love of art, family, Jackson Hole, fine cocktails, entrepreneur-ism and living life to the fullest.

When we decided to collaborate on this project, we spent a great deal of time choosing the perfect source image. After careful review — this became the clear favorite… and, we decided on a timeless black-and-white palette. From there, I interviewed Tricia about her life, dreams and goals — this helped us select the headlines and images. From there? The paint did fly.

https://www.facebook.com/borbay/videos/2254273881499282/?__xts__[0]=68.ARCLOQZfJRbWHFvSAHk2A_13JKF12osrJdhHPzr3PNBzLGRAnIwb4tPa8FHC0XQlXjlV7ing54vJRCeOF4IWszKags-wSUQ4UhcdcZxcThaOqU7rbSke0nw3_T9vuWawia_9Sv3xFUuSr0cz28V0yI4kWtCSGXnpsg6wmwyZTs_hOGyVj08a-UYf0fHDzv2ncMU8YVU_Ple0Z08mVcpN4ZjuUrAC15kLI8NgQFYpWjwxOEQCLcimCPLJFn-fDDin5bTKG1LTV63rbsSYPgAxxI9JmBrG-p06uQN1jh8hXzWogy_us5aDwRmQR-h4CEpGXYaPTkiz4HXIsI4Y3NpWDkmwppgPOOsatg0&__tn__=-R

Here is the entire painting process inside of one minute, with thanks to MH the Verb. BTW — if you watch until the end, listen for the first verse… it’s particularly close to my heart.

February 13, 2019

A Portrait of Jay Aydinalp-Mathews

Allow me to introduce my latest — a commissioned portrait of Jay Aydinalp-Mathews. Father, husband, brother, son, musician, writer, Donkey-league’r, world traveler, survivor, warrior — and a man committed to L-I-V-I-N.

https://www.facebook.com/borbay/videos/624092324704579/

Here is how this painting came to be in a time lapse video, featuring the man himself, in his band — Twin Star Rocket. Now, let’s take an in-depth look at the process and meaning behind this work-of-art…

January 21, 2019

A Portrait of Rayes Lemmens

Introducing — my first signed painting of 2019 — a collage-painting portrait of my friend, Rayes Lemmens. I met Rayes last year, during my European adventure…

And now… let’s jump into the painting process, and discover how this came to be.

August 27, 2018

The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murray and the Many Faces of Awesome

Stoked to share — my painting of Bill Murray as Dr. Venkman will be featured in a new book: The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murray and the Many Faces of Awesome by Ezra Croft and Jennifer Raiser!

This bad boy hits the shelves on August 28th — order your copy on Amazon.

January 5, 2018

A Portrait Of Trevor Gillies

My neighborhood on Long Island was fiercely divided. Neighbors took sides, and this animus bled into the streets… during roller hockey games. You were either an Islanders fan, or a Rangers fan — never both. I was, and remain, the former. During the 2009 season, a familiar name hit the ice — Trevor Gillies. He quickly became a fan favorite, and remained that way, even when the Coliseum faithful found out, he wasn’t, in fact, related to the legend — Clark Gillies.

How did this portrait come to be? During our first summer in Teton Valley, we attended a charity event at Teton Springs. There, I met a gentleman named Michael. As it happens, Erin and I found out the gender of our third child that evening, so Michael took me to the clubhouse for a celebratory shot of Jam-O. During our chat, I confessed my love for hockey, and he revealed the name of his brother-in-law — Trevor Gillies. And so, the wheels were set in motion…

Here is a look at the entire creative process, in time lapse. The track, Powerful Vibes (feat. Dolio The Sleuth, GR Stone & Stewie), has been provided by MH the Verb… run, don’t walk, to his website and buy his new album — Afronaut… yes, I painted the album cover.

And now… on to the process, with more about the story behind this new painting.

December 27, 2017

Borbay’s 2017 Year In Review — On Canvas and Beyond

2017 — what a year! Our family grew by one, with the addition of our son Esser. I spent the summer painting in Teton Village, created many paintings and even went snowshoeing! It was major… let’s take it from the top, with a time warp back to January…

November 19, 2017

Bob Marley Collage Painting

Introducing my collage painting of the legend — Bob Marley.

https://www.facebook.com/borbay/videos/1534518003298513/

Watch the entire piece come together in a hot minute, soundtrack courtesy of a legend in the making — MH the Verb.

January 11, 2017

A Portrait of Nelson Mandela

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a passionate leader… someone who spent 27 years in prison for his convictions, fought apartheid, and triumphantly became South Africa’s first black chief executive. When I was commissioned to create this portrait of Madiba… I immersed myself in the life and times of one of the world’s great leaders.

You can view the entire painting process, narrated by yours truly, in one minute. Do read on for a step-by-step analysis of the process.

August 26, 2016

A Portrait of Christian Bale as Dr. Michael Burry, aka The Big Short

This collage painting commission of Christian Bale as Dr. Michael Burry in ‘The Big Short’ represents a highly collaborative work between yours truly, and collector Thane Stenner. Our 40″X40″ canvas illustrates the thoughts, ideals and predictions of Mr. Stenner… essentially, he played the poet, and I executed his poem — visually.

August 10, 2016

Chase Sent Me a Penny, I Made it Art, You Can Buy it

Two days ago, I check the mail and discover one of those letters with a translucent window. Money!

Indeed. Chase had kindly closed one of my accounts (upon request). Lo — a whopping $.01 remained. Fortunately, someone decided, “by the time we invoice, cut, print and mail this check — we’ll be $2.45 in the hole — let’s send the thing.”