I was walking through Tribeca in NYC the other day when I noticed this bright orange box on the sidewalk. It grabbed my attention, with the color serving as a stark contrast to all of the gray around it. I like this image as a photograph in its own artistic way, but then my imagination … Read more
I received an email today with the subject line: “Artwork acquisition inquiry.” And guess who it is supposedly coming from? The pop star Madonna, no less. How exciting would this be? An international music star such as Madonna wants to collect my paintings (3 of which are available for sale, above, and 2 more below), … Read more
I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, and saw a reel by David Choe. I can’t find the specific reel now to link to it, so I’ll just include a link here to his profile, @davidchoe. In the reel, he was discussing having creative block in the art studio, and so he was experimenting … Read more
As I’ve mentioned in the past, sometimes I look at real estate offerings in obscure places, just to see what costs and options are available in places outside of the NY/NJ metro area. I took a look today in Gladbrook, Iowa, where my grandmother used to live, and found a small, 2 bedroom 1 bath … Read more
On my recent trip to Minnesota, I met up with a childhood friend who had recently moved to a new home, and he mentioned some art works of mine in his possession. I had a vague memory of him having some of my art, as I have a couple of his and my recollection is … Read more
The current exhibition in the McKinney Arts gallery space, titled “Imagine Wilde Things,” takes its inspiration from a passage from an Oscar Wilde play. The play, Salomé, has an exchange between King Herod and Salomé where he says: “In a coffer of nacre I have three wondrous turquoises. He who wears them on his forehead … Read more
The New York Times recently had a story about “tiny paintings,” saying that they were “the art world’s next big thing.” If tiny paintings are a trend now, then I guess I’ve been trendy for a long time, as I’ve been making small works of art for years. I’ve always liked how a small art … Read more
Every once in a while I’ll see a crazy home interior, wondering what the original home owner was thinking when they created it. In this case, I saw the colorful interior decorating view of a bedroom in a beach house in Wildwood, NJ, as you can see above. They’ve got colorful bedspreads, but the unusual … Read more
Every once in a while I’ll see a real estate photo that screams out as a perfect room for a (virtual) art installation. I saw this room with the funky 1970s wallpaper and orangish-brown paint and decided I would Photoshop one of my paintings into the interior. The painting is titled “Spanish Excursionism,” and is … Read more
It’s always satisfying when someone wants to live with one of my paintings, and this one, titled “Paris Think and Feel” from 1998, was recently sold. It’s a 30 x 34 inch oil on canvas, and the imagery caused the people viewing it to speculate on what is going on here. As an artist, I … Read more