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 had an enjoyable day in New York City, exploring different art gallery shows in Chelsea and finding inspiration from a number of artists. As I was walking from gallery to gallery, at one point I noticed this face on the sidewalk looking at me with a frown. Do you see a face in the … Read more
I traveled out to Park Slope in Brooklyn in June to drop off some of my paintings for an exhibition titled “Robots and Lemonade” at the Honey Badger Motel Art Gallery. After the drop-off, I decided to walk around Park Slope to revisit the neighborhood where I lived in the early 1990s. It’s a nice … Read more
As one walks from Penn Station over to Chelsea to go to art galleries, this big pigeon is almost like a greeter welcoming you to the neighborhood. It’s a sculpture specifically commissioned for the High Line, and it’s titled “Dinosaur,” 2024, by the Colombian artist Iván Argote, measuring 15 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 17 … Read more
At some point recently I saw an ad in the New York Times for something called a “Crumbl” cookie – and when I saw the pictures of the cookies, I thought to myself that it was something I had to try. And sure enough, on a recent trip to NYC, I noticed a Crumbl store … Read more
I attended a performance of Aida at The Metropolitan Opera in NYC last week, and as I entered the courtyard at Lincoln Center, I saw this big, bold, gold sculpture on the terrace of the Metropolitan Opera building. I’ve long been a fan of George Condo’s painting, and didn’t realize that this was a Condo … Read more
I heard about an art exhibition I wanted to see, a mini-retrospective for FUTURA 2000, at The Bronx Museum. I’ve been to the Bronx before, but never to that museum, so I decided to make a trip up there to see it. As I was walking along The Grand Concourse to get to the museum, … Read more
I had the tv on while cleaning up after dinner tonight, and the show on was “My Lottery Dream Home” with David Bromstad. The couple being featured had won $15 million on a lottery ticket and decided to shop for their dream home with a budget of $700,000 … my first thought was, if you’ve … Read more