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Lord of the Rings

July 12, 2012 |

‘Lord of the Rings’ oil sketch on panel, 5×7

You spent Saturday all day painting en plein air. On Sunday, your brushes need cleaning to avoid discarding them on Monday.

But wait! You catch your son deep in concentration during … Read More

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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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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