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Tag: Family
2013 — Borbay’s Year in Review
Now I’m a Dad
On July 28th, 2013, at 9:45PM, Coraline Frances Borbet came into this world. She was born at home under the flicker of candle light. It was the greatest moment of my life, which, I’m fortunate to report, has already been filled with joy.
MOMA, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Football on Short Beach
Photographing someone watching someone else photograph Starry Night. Seven eyeballs, four lenses, one picture.
Painting Process | Portrait of the Artist as a Not So Young Man and The Death of Print
Continuing on my new collage series, I decided to create a self portrait. With nothing but time – thanks broken leg – I decided to tackle a large-scale, three-by-four-foot format. Here it is, a portrait of the artist as a not so young man – comprised of the printed page, clippings from @TheNewYorkPost – which one day in the near future will no longer be in print, but rather illuminated on a digital screen. Read more
Painting Process | Spoonbridge and Cherry
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen did it right, with Spoonbridge and Cherry in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Ever since I first laid eyes on this masterpiece, I knew it must be painted. After the jump, each step along the way.
Painting Process | Minnetonka Flowers
On a bright, sunny Minnesotan day – I set up my easel in the Hessel yard to paint some flowers. Not my typical subject matter, but I needed to sharpen the dagger for Tuesday’s main event – the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Center, downtown Minneapolis.
Process Painting | Erin’s Canvas Complete
Erin’s world travels canvas has been completed. The full process after the jump, beginning with the photos used to inspire the picture.
New Paintings. Works-in-Progress. Insider Art Market Information.
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