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Ryan Gander Doesn’t Know or Trust Me Because I Have Business Cards

Ryan Gander Knows It All

If an artist paints a beautiful picture, and nobody sees it, is it still beautiful? Friend and fellow artist Ari Lankin passed along this snippet from an interview between Hans-Ulrich Obrist and artist Ryan Gander which I must address.

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Painting Process | Bryant Park Grill for The Garrick’s

Bryant Park Grill Painting by Borbay

My brother’s best friend of 20 years got married this weekend, so I decided to commemorate this special moment with a painting of The Bryant Park Grill. There, Chris and Ann exchanged vows — and I, amongst many other guests, enjoyed several adult beverages. Understatement.

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Sheep Meadow Painting and New Yawk Tee

Borbay Sheep Meadow Painting

Here is a view of my most recent location painting, Sheep Meadow with George Steinbrenner Keeping an Eye on Things. Here is the process post with a hastily assembled video. And, I am happy to report my sweet New Yawk Tee has arrived!

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Painting Process | Chester Country Estate PLUS Littleville Fair Pics

Chester Country House Painting Borbay

Erin and I spent the weekend chillaxin in Chester Massachusetts, population: few. We stayed in this sweet country house, which has the feel of a cabin, yet handles like a full blown house. After the jump, the painting process, along with the not-so-subtle note that this house and its 5 acres are for sale. Jump!

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Painting Process | Sheep Meadow Featuring Trump International Hotel & Tower, TWC, 15 CPW

Sheep Meadow Central Park Trump Tower Time Warner Borbay

When people look at me, they see the 180 pound artist with a funky hat, and a “modest to very modest” frame. When I say, “oh, hey, so I was a D1 distance runner in college” – they look at me and say, “wuhhhh??? Juhhhh???? Guh???”

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Painting Process | Sean Conner Kanye West Bear Commission

Kanye Bear Painting Borbay

It’s not every day you have the opportunity to pay double homage to artists of different disciplines. With this Kanye Bear painting, commissioned by the talented Melissa Duren, for the suave Sean Conner, I was able to give Murakami a high five, with a pound to Kanye West.

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Painting Process | First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota

First Avenue Minneapolis Borbay

When Erin booked a pair of tickets for the Minny-Apple, I decided to spend a few days capturing a marquee location. The destination? First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Day time. On-location.

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Painting Process | Museum of Art and Design – Target Bernie Madoff

Mad Museum Borbay

I’ve had my eye on the controversial redesign of the Museum of Art and Design for some time. When I discovered a composition including the CNN Sign and the sexy Hearst Tower, how could I resist?

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Painting Process | Apple Store on 5th Avenue, Target Steve Jobs

Apple Store Painting by Borbay

Apple’s stock finally surpassed the mighty Microsoft, to the chagrin of Steve Ballmer no doubt. But wait, now there is a huge security flaw with the iPad… oh, and Steve Jobs thinks Flash is garbage. And Obama thinks the iPad is a major distraction – he told some recent college grads.

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Painting Process | My America, The United States of Today

Borbay My America Final

Standing before a blank 3’X5′ wall of canvas, a rush of memories and emotions crept up from the far reaches of my brain. To date, I have driven across the country five times, lived on both coasts and spent a summer pounding massive G&T’s at 8000 feet. A pebble cracked my windshield in Texas, five miles from my destination after driving 2000 consequence free miles. In Oklahoma, I went to dinner at the only diner in the town of Arbuckle, where the marquee read, “Happy Birthday Edna Arbuckle.” My gauge hit 130MPH in Montana.

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