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Lunch Lines

July 5, 2012 |

Would Automats look like this today or is it these brands which have taken their place? Digital (click to zoom) Iconic NYC foods. After completing this, I went back in a revised it to show the black and white … Read More

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Plein-Air Paintout, Walkway over the Hudson

July 2, 2012 |

My completed painting, oil on panel

On Saturday of this past weekend, I participated in the Barrett Art Center‘s annual plein-air paint out and auction. The benefit was for the Barrett Art Center and the Walkway over the Hudson Park.

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WINNER!: New York Style

June 22, 2012 |

New York Style, digital (click to zoom) On good days I take a nice long walk through the city during my lunch hour. I cover a lot of ground and go through different neighborhoods and I’ve noticed that each area … Read More

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NEW YORKER: from contest to cover

June 18, 2012 |

My cover idea sketch, picked as a runner-up.Françoise Mouly’s commentary on my idea: “A simple idea, rendered efficiently. Not the first thing one wants to think about at the word ‘wedding,’ but it’s undeniably a real part of it.” The … Read More

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CELLabration!

June 8, 2012 |

CELLabration! digital (Click to zoom) Here’s my sketch submission for a New Yorker cover with this week’s theme: Independence Day

Duck lips seemed appropriate here but I thought that it may not come across well and may be one … Read More

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Marriage Values

June 1, 2012 |

Marriage Values, digital (click to zoom)

Here’s my sketch submission for a New Yorker cover with this week’s theme: Weddings.

Weddings can cost a lot of money and the wedding industry is one of several which is virtually recession-proof. I’m … Read More

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Graduation

May 11, 2012 |

Gradual Graduates, digital (click to zoom) Stepping In, pencil drawing, colored digitally (click to zoom)

Here are my two sketches for New Yorker covers for this week’s theme: Graduation.

The bottom one was my first idea based on a … Read More

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May the Fourth be with you

May 4, 2012 |

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Books

May 4, 2012 |

Books, pencil sketch

Here’s my New Yorker cover sketch for this week’s theme: Books.

The theme is very general. Are we talking about the joy of reading or the conversion of readers from physical books to digital books or something … Read More

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Historic Final Flight of the Enterprise

April 27, 2012 |

I have the good fortune to work not far from the Hudson River and was able to capture this fantastic shot of the Enterprise on her final flight. Read More