studio highlights

details from the RV park painting posted previously...

new painting in progress...

camping in America..

I've been working lately with FW inks which have strong, vibrant colors!  Here is the newest painting in progress in the studio, using images from my RV Camping photos from California.. time-lapse and details to come.  

watching the grass grow.

The grass-making project is expanding nicely.  Like watching grass grow, except with the satisfaction of tying every single blade!

the grass is like a creature, slowly taking over my studio...

but of course, there is time to smell, or rather, eat the roses...

i see you

Today I started working with my summer photos.  this is a quick film i made, edited with imovie.  This one's called "I See You".  Hope to make more soon!

check out the amazing works of William Kentridge (click to see video) His animated drawings are awe-inspiring to say the least.

Romance explodes in Union Square studio...

gathering inspiration from Edith Wharton.

felt strips, beginning of shag "grass" carpet

feeling the love...

painted my studio "Romance" pink.

finally it looks like i'm hard at work!

Sunday July 19, it was 5:30 in the morning, and Mary and I (yes, Mary and Mary aka "double trouble") arrived at White Columns gallery in Chelsea to await our fate in casting for a new Bravo reality program about artists otherwise known as "Untitled Art Project".   

5:30 a.m., we were # 7 & 8 in line...

the line grew around the corner

all of the artsy hopefuls.

tired Mary, running on no sleep.

Long story short, the Maries were not meant for their television debut (yet, anyways) but it was a fun and sleep-deprived experience. I made it through the portfolio review and onto the "judging" room, where a prestigious panel would deem the artist/entertainer fit or not fit for the reality world. I felt rather relieved being rejected, partly because I'm not sure what kind of mold they would have liked me to fit into. What kind of Contemporary Art is viewer friendly for a TV audience?  Will the contestants be art-world cliches or actual undiscovered talent from across the U.S.?  In any case, I can't wait to see the show when it debuts.. perhaps one of those many freaks in line will be part of the "lucky 13".  

my wet hot american summer

some images from California, which may be subjects for august projects.  now that I'm back in NYC, I look forward to moving into my new studio space!