tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061714900988813352024-03-05T22:14:04.045-05:00The Corn MazeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406171490098881335.post-77753888370881429282015-05-04T19:49:00.001-04:002015-05-04T19:49:14.287-04:00<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of months ago I got a call from my pal Kenny at Brooklyn Fireproof, a movie production studio in the heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn, who I've done a lot of freelance projects for. It turns out they were needing a pastel painting for the home page of their website. The painting requested was a replication of the very first Brooklyn Fireproof location in Brooklyn, before they expanded and moved into their current space. This old building facade had some charm! The letter "O" is missing from the word "company," plus it was complete with vintage bricks, vintage tiles, and old air conditioning units in some of the windows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we got the painting scanned, the website magicians uploaded it to the splash page of their website, and voila! Here it is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can check it out on their website right here ---> </span><a href="http://www.brooklynfireproof.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brooklyn Fireproof</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at 34-12 Broadway. It's a heavenly experience! </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(and check out the menu while you're there) :)</span></div>
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I was honored to be a part of the Tomato Art Show at the <a href="http://www.tomatoartfest.com/" target="_blank">Tomato Festival</a> </div>
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Delores Hardy is the first painting of my new series "County Fair Winners."</div>
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During the coldest part of January I got a call for a commission to recreate a portrait I created in 2010 of a nude wearing a monocle entitled, "After Hours," (aptly nicknamed "Miss Monacle"):</div>
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I couldn't have been more excited! I was ready to paint during one of the <i>many</i> snowstorms to occur in New York this winter. I was overjoyed to recreate her because she was one of my favorites and because it was a birthday surprise for a cool gal I know, a present from her boyfriend. He<span style="text-align: right;"> decided he wanted me to include the necklace in the painting that he bought for </span><span style="text-align: right;">her (which I love). The painting was a surprise (I am friends with her on Instagram and<i> almost</i> posted an in-progress shot - I'm glad I caught myself!)</span></div>
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While examining the old painting, I of course got into my nit picky routine: "Why is that line there, and why didn't I shade that part before?" Ha! So, when I created the new piece, I got even <i>more</i> nit picky and wanted her to be perfect. It also presented a chance to correct things that needed to be changed in the old version. The rituals after the painting was finished were hilarious - adding hair, then pacing the room, then going back to change her smile, having a sip of coffee, then deliberating on this and that. As silly and crazy as the deliberating part sounds, it really is such an essential part of the process because it helps me get perspective. Some of the main changes I made were giving her skin a more smooth and balanced quality, making her monacle look more realistic, and changing her expression to look confident and thought-provoking. I loved adding the necklace to give her a more personal touch, and I think it added balance to the ornament (monocle) she is wearing. From the planning, sketching, painting, deliberating, finishing up, and framing parts of the process, I'm happy how it turned out! And best of all, the birthday girl liked it. Hooray! </div>
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I am a coffee addict. Regular 'ol coffee with milk, no sugar. When I visit a coffee shop, I often do not know what to order - not that I don't like cappuccino, but because I get stuck in my old usual routine. Sometimes it's good to see your options!<br />
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I just had the great honor of getting to create coffee illustrations for my friend & colleague Burr, who owns <a href="http://brooklynfireproof.com/cafe/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Fireproof</a>, an awesome cafe and late night bar in the heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn (by the way, they serve an awesome $5 brunch there, host art exhibitions in their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bkfireproofeast" target="_blank">gallery space</a>, and have cool music happening all the time). I used to bartend at this bar, as well as pretend to make cappuccinos on occasion in the morning when they first opened. Nowadays, BFP is quite the official coffee bar with so many types of great coffee drinks that they need illustrations to show their customers! Lucky for me, I get to draw them!</div>
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Using pencil, pen & ink, and watercolor, I created 8 coffee illustrations:</div>
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I decided to create a painting for the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2nd Annual Open Call To Artists Exhibition. The theme was to make a work of art (drawing, painting, or sculpture) that was themed with the city of Tampa Bay and/or it's famous hockey team, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Seeing as how I have become quite the fan of the team, as well as growing up in Florida, I decided to take part. </div>
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After doing some research on marine life indigenous to Tampa, I felt compelled to create a barracuda loyal to his fellow hockey team. But what does the giant barracuda eat? His rival, of course! After doing more research on their rival team (which really means asking Marc lots of questions), I decided to paint a Florida Panthers fish. I created a Warmouth Sunfish, another fish indigenous to Tampa, who is/was a loyal fan to the Florida Panthers. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time!<br />
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About a week after I submitted my painting, I got a call back saying my piece made it to the final round. Pretty exciting! It means my barracuda will hang in the lobby of the grand ol' Tampa Bay Times Forum stadium lobby for a year! <br />
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Painting a fish in such an odd, long, and skinny size meant I needed to find a frame, fast (yikes!). Believe it or not, up to this point, I have never had to make my own frame because I would either a. find a gem at a thrift shop or b. barter with a carpenter friend (Gavin, I still owe you a bottle of whiskey). I decided it was time for me to man up and do it myself. I went to Home Depot and found some cool crown molding with wood insets, bought a box saw, and went for it!<br />
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This is an illustration I created for a client who lives in Brooklyn<br />
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Delta airlines, you're on my bad list</div>
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This is my most recent mural, Kim Jong Il Milking A Cow</div>
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Located at Astoria Bier & Cheese, Astoria, NY</div>
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It turns out I had no idea how to milk a cow, or what kinds of outfits Kim Jong Il wears.<br />
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And by the way, if you want some of the best gourmet beer and cheese around,</div>
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head on over to <a href="http://milkandhops.com/">Astoria Bier & Cheese</a></div>
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Astoria Bier & Cheese, 34-14 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106<br />
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It's true: I love wine so much that I decided to make a book about it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">15 Wines That Will Change Your Life</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To create a wine guide introducing the fellow wine lover to some unique yet accessible wines that are not your everyday wine. A new grape varietal to try with dinner, as an aperitif, or on its own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Researching 15 unique wines, creating drawings of maps, food pairings, and other little illustrations in pen/marker, and making them all digital</span></div>
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When I was coming up with book ideas, I made an early decision that I wanted to make a wine guide; some sort of introduction to new and unique wines to pair with food. Rather often I find myself in the grocery store with a food craving, will finagle something delicious, yet get stumped on the wine choice and wind up with the same old boring wine that I always get. Well, not anymore! This book, aptly named 15 Wines That Will Change Your Life (thank you Issy for the title!), is a short version of suggestions of not-so-common, quality wines to properly pair with your cuisine.</div>
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I started collecting information, hunting down both unique and accessible wines. Bear in mind, the reason I wanted to do this book is because I wanted to give myself excuses to draw all things related to wine. Part of the wine varietal selection process involved finding clever subject matter to illustrate.<br />
Please note the wine spill on the notes to the right: </div>
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I could draw sea creatures all day!</div>
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The Pear Experiment</div>
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My latest project involves drawing on a gleaming white pair of converse high tops!</div>
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On a recent trip to Providence, Rhode Island, I began selling my art prints<br />
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This eye-catching store sells eclectic jewelry, fine handmade clothing, hip shoes, handbags, knick knacks, and now, my art! I couldn't be more honored!</div>
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This is the first of the series... Future works have potential to involve crows, dead bodies, dead flowers, voodoo shrines, and much, much more! Recently I was in New Orleans and had the opportunity to visit the <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__pxwUnuveJE/TLHND110fDI/AAAAAAAABCI/Bww4YkjC9Uc/s1600/66579_768794667214_5307358_42740314_787612_n.jpg">Voodoo Museum</a> and a haunting <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__pxwUnuveJE/TKDhFtbg7aI/AAAAAAAAA1g/DrJ9cqZGIz4/s1600/DSC03103.JPG">cemetery</a>. There were shrines everywhere. This series represents the idea of putting things to rest; whether it be someone, or a mistake, or a bad habit. It's a celebration of new life and freedom.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to the sea theme, this painting is also based on a dream. One fine afternoon my friend Ben told me about his dream: he dreamt he had a fish hook inside his mouth. It was a rusty fish hook. In real life, Ben had just written his first novel and signed a book deal, making him a published author. There were a lot of investors interested in his book.<br />
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