Thought I’d share with you some of the process involved in creating an identity mark for Marathon Social, a start up social media public relations firm. The client wanted a bold, clean and corporate mark that had an active tone to it. Below is a look…
A return to plein air sketching with the moderate weather at the park. Spent a couple of hours at Central Park on Wednesday patching together a two page panorama of the southern shore. Rough work and super rusty. But back in the saddle. Can’t wait to find out where…
Not NOT drawing. But drawing Nothing. Well ok, Not NOTHING. But bramble, thicket and backgrounds. Detritus. These are things that you cheat on in painting. That most people cheat on in painting. The Ruskin-ites would skoff at the lack of clarity and certitude. But every other painter I enjoy would…
I’ve had the privilege of knowing Lennart Anderson for nearly 20 years now. Anderson is often described as a painter’s painter. He’s a realist painter working in classical motifs and engaged in a dialogue that recalls many of the masters: Degas, Corot, and Ingres. I’ve helped coordinate exhibitions for Lennart…
Welcome to the end of the line. This week I released the final installment in a 10-year long mixtape project: Par Avian 101 – Return to Sender. I close the books on Par Avian with this massive 2 1/2 hour mix that took 2 1/2 years to make. My masterpiece,…
Quick check in with some drawings from last week… Went at the Meer with an actual brush and some Dr. Martin’s Black Star ink. Both of these pieces were on a toothy cold-press card. Both images are of the Copse on the Southern shore. In the second one you can…
Moving into my sophomore year in plein air, I came across a loose drawing I did last year of the expanse along the southern shore from the Bad Tree to the pairing on the southern shore. Which I affectionately, but probably incorrectly, describe as the Copse. It’s an area viewed…
September rolls in and the weather becomes confusing. Thanks to a cool late-Summer, the leaves are trying to turn their color early. Things are still green but the clock has started and the atmosphere is light and blustery. I got out twice this past week. Consistently decent drawings are…
I was fortunate to make it to the Meer twice this last week. Once, en route to dinner downtown and with limited materials. And the second time, yesterday for the end of Summer and the birth of Autumn. With a couple of black pens and no water brush, I…
It’s been about a year now that I’ve actively been pursuing plein air studies. To very good returns. I manage 2-4 drawings per session. Each drawing is between 30-40mins. I have a cadre of tools that are familiar but all fawlty (it never ends). I have locations that I like…
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