Preparing for new work

A trip to the Guggenheim

Here are a few images of an exhibition by Maurizio Cattelan. All

Wedding Invites

No, not mine but for my friends Katie and Matt.
I've been working with them to come up with a simple and clean design for their weddings invites and this is the closest we've come to finishing them up. All we have left to do are the RSVP cards and envelopes. Keep you posted on how they turn out

My little obsession...

I have this little obsession with taking photos of random walls and doors around the city.  It seems that the most beautiful parts of the city are in the places you would least think them to be. So i have been making a larger effort to always carry my camera with me.  The images i capture are usually forgotten, as were the ones i am going to post.  But they all in some way have had enormous effects on the way I apply paint, break away form and add objects to my canvas.  Here are a few that a found on my camera today...

New work

I did a tiny 10"x10" piece a while back and forgot to post it. Here it is...

 "Im Afraid I'll Come Undone", 10" x 10", Yarn, Latex Paint, and Graphite on Wood.

LIC Open...

I have been quite busy this month preparing for Open Studios and haven't gotten around to making any updates. 

LIC Open went over really well.  It was the first time I was a part of an Open Studio tour and although it was intimidating to have my workspace be open to the public eye, the event turned out to be well worthwhile.  I got the chance to talk a lot about my work and was able to receive feedback, which was great for further developing my work.

I also met some really wonderful people, especially Deborah and her husband Daniel who were amazing enough to feature a piece about my work in his blog, Lobster and Canary.  Do check it out and thank you again to the both of them for their support with my work!
I really can’t wait to be a part of the next open studios. 

Aside from all this, I have been continuing to develop some new work.  I have a few in progress that I have yet to photograph.  But I will share one new piece with you, which is a mini version of what’s to come....

Esquisite Corpse...

I spent an unusually large amount of time in the Court Square diner last night with Moomba playing Esquisite Corpse.  I love this game but usually the drawing doesn't end up that great, but i really enjoyed the one we made last night.  I guess we can thank a couple GT's and Sammy's for that one!

What I Found on the way to my Studio....

Art Spirit 2 Show..

Today was the reception for the The Art Spirit 2 show and it went really well.  A huge thanks to all of my amazing and supportive friends and Family who trucked out to Brooklyn to see it!

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MOMA...

I visited the MOMA this Friday and there were some really great exhibits.  I especially enjoyed that they had some of the work by William Kentridge.  I really admire his work so I was extra excited to be able to see it in person for the first time.  They currently have a new show running of German Expressionism that was extraordinary.  They weren't allowing any photos to be taken so you will have to go check it out if your interested because it was well worth it.

I finally checked out the cafe, which ended up being a lot of fun.  They have these little cards at each table that you can draw a little something on and submit to the MOMA. I'm not sure where they end up but it was fun to do regardless.  My friend and I drew up a little camera and a cookie :)  Thats all for now...  Here are some paintings that I enjoyed during our visit.

William Kentridge

William Kentridge

Philip Guston