I was at home this morning, when I noticed some loud noise which at first seemed like someone banging on the walls or the ceiling, and I immediately wondered “why is there suddenly a construction project on my condo roof? What the hell are they doing up there?” It was sudden and jarring, and as … Read more
I was recently down in the area of Freehold, NJ, and decided to take a look around. Part of it was some real estate research – there were some affordable homes on the market (seen on Zillow), and Freehold is not far from the beach, but I had never been there before and thought I’d … Read more
I’ve had some strange experiences related to the US Mail, or rather the United States Postal Service. But today’s mail brought me an example of the complete disarray and mysteriously unreliable service of the United States Postal Service. In my mailbox today was a letter addressed to my mother with a yellow sticker saying “undeliverable … Read more
I was walking around Easton, PA, exploring the West Ward on foot, when I noticed some brightly colored shapes attached to a front door of a home on Washington Street. A closer look revealed them to be small animal sculptures, and there were a number of them surrounding the front door. As you can see … Read more
I was walking around a Belleville (NJ) neighborhood, when I walked by this church and did a double-take. The white shape in that window, it seemed to have a suggestive shape. If you look more-closely, as I have below left, do you see the suggestion of a forehead and brow, with the right-side eye in … Read more
I was browsing through Instagram the other day when I happened upon a post from an old friend and former co-worker who is a very prolific artist. He was putting the contents of a storage unit up for sale via an online auction, and this prompted a bunch of questions, thoughts and ideas. The first … Read more
I was driving in the Lake George area of New York State, when I noticed this small structure in a field on the side of the road. It’s hard to know what this is … a small structure that sunk into the ground due to a lack of a proper foundation? The one and only … Read more
From the DadaWrit series (1987-1995). Read into my woundsthe healing of the lovelinesstouching the egyptian soul within all of usknowing that the e-luv eyes cannot lieI feel her touch, and know the law is true Beyond the capricious silent nightCarols sing into the nightLeaving you and me aloneCan’t stop the feeling nowReach into my bag … Read more
I was checking out an antiques store in New Paltz, New York last fall, when I saw this painting of Jesus on black velvet. It instantly grabbed my attention, as something so bad that it was good. I was completely enamored of this painting, both for the total cheese factor, and the mystifying question of … 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