Tag: Upper East Side

Painting Process: Central Park Southeast at Twilight

Central Park South Painting by Borbay

Central Park Southeast… at Twilight… my third Futurist Revival canvas. Many of these buildings hold a special place in my heart… but I’ll get into that later.

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Sutton Place at Twilight, a Borbay Painting

Sutton Place at Twilight Painting by Borbay

I’ve always been a fan of Futurism, twilight and magnificence of Manhattan… so I decided to combine all three for my first major painting of 2013. The result: Sutton Place at Twilight… a magical intersection where the 59th Street Bridge startlingly appears between buildings.

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Black Friday Cyber Monday Buy Art

Black Friday Cyber Monday Buy Art

This year, enjoy Black Friday and Cyber Monday differently. This year, consider buying a work of art. I’m offering free domestic shipping (50% off international) and will be donating $1000 to the American Red Cross on each sale, until 11.30.2012. Check my body of work — interested in a commission?

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Painting Process Uma Black Mamba From Kill Bill

Uma Thurman as The Black Mamba Painting by Borbay

When it comes to Kick Ass female roles, the first lady I think of is Uma Thurman, as Beatrix Kiddo aka, Black Mamba in Tarantino’s Kill Bill series. Her characters range and depth explore the full gamut of emotions… and, of course, she hacks up a few hundred peeps along the way.

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Painting Process The Guggenheim #4

Guggenheim Painting 4 by Borbay 2012

Back in 2009, my first professional painting was of The Guggenheim. This became an important landmark for my career, so I decided to try it again in 2010. Finally, I decided to make one each year for 20 years. This black-and-white canvas marks year #4 of 20.

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Painting Process The Guggenheim Rotunda in Grey and White

Guggenheim Rotunda Painting in Black and White by Borbay

The lure of The Guggenheim is simply too great. No, this isn’t Guggenheim #4… my 20 years of Guggenheim’s are painted in the same location on 89th and 5th Avenue, of the opposite view, on 30″X30″ canvases… This black and white painting was made to support Frank’s Doors — treat it like Chicago politics, vote early and often.

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California High School Art Students Create Borbay Inspired Art

Take a look at this beautiful video created by talented artist and teacher Lora Sanders.  Each year Lora’s students create work in the Borbay style, using my online process as a guideline. The video tells the tale… so I’ll let it do the talking.

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Painting Process | Berry’s Favorite Place in Larchmont, New York

Berry Larchmont Painting 24 Helena Ave by Borbay

And without further adieu: the final piece on the Larchmont series: Berry’s Favorite Place.

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Painting Process Laura’s Favorite Place in Larchmont New York

Larchmont Commission by Borbay

Here is the second painting in my Larchmont, New York commissioned series for the wonderful Hoffman family. This particular 24″X30″ canvas is painted from the perspective of sitting in the hot tub… and is aptly entitled, “Laura’s Favorite Place”.

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Borbay’s Advertising Week Commission, As Seen in Bloomberg’s Business Week, AdWeek and Fast Company

Advertising Week Advertisement Featuring Borbay Commissioned Painting

Recently, I was commissioned by the fine folks at Advertising Week to create a Manhattan-centric collage-painting for their 8th Anniversary. To promote Advertising Week, they created an ad featuring my painting, which can be found in Bloomberg’s Business Week, AdWeek and Fast Company.

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