Sunday, November 18, 2007

Illustration Friday: superstition

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The superstition: A bee in the house means you'll have visitors shortly, if you kill it they will bring bad news... if the bee is magical your house will float away.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

The Babysitter

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I saw my babysitter from my childhood this week. Last time I saw her she was 16 and the day after she watched my she ran away to California. She was gone for at least 10 years. It was like a weird bomb going off in my head and reverberating for days.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Birds on a Wire

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Velvet Lounge Art

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Last night was the Barroom Hero's show at the Velvet Lounge in Stony Brook. The show was a good time with a nice crowd and a great DJ. It was cool getting to talk to local artists and compare notes and technique.

The Reverse

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Here's the new piece I made for the Velvet Lounge show yesterday. It was shotgun art at it's best working up to the last minute.

Friday, November 9, 2007

The Flatiron Flash

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I was back in NYC this week for a show and was in my old neighborhood again. I always like hanging around 23rd street where I dormed for SVA. The Flatiron building is always a cool place to view the city.

Illustration Friday: Scale

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Here's an illustration for an article in a local magazine titled "Why am I fat?". I lost 150 lbs in the past 2 years (weight watchers) so I've had a close relationship with my scale for a long time now. We're not quite friends but we get along.

Here's the article if you're interested:
http://www.lipulse.com/Articles.asp?id=1145&section=1

Wednesday, November 7, 2007