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Meer early August, 13.08.07

By Sketches

Welcome to the throes of early August.  The weather has been incredible for the past week or so. Hot off the marvels of the JS Sargent exhibition, there is a sense of openness and tactile bravado in the sketches. The first two are from a week ago.  At top, the…

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Verdant sketch updates

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Welcome then to the dog days of Summer and an update from the sketchbooks from the past few months.  I think I’ve been out a handful of times, with mounting regularity.  Notably, the park has gotten much MUCH greener.  And so this first pairing is dense and luscious.  A silly…

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Digital Tree

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Also last weekend, I was able to borrow a friend’s ipad and used the Paper app to make this tree sketch from the Conservatory Garden at Central Park.  Lots of mass for this gnarled vine covered monster.  Baby’s first digital picture…  I’m sure there’s a virtual refrigerator that I can…

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Return to the Meer

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I’ve been quiet for a few months because I’ve been getting up to speed on a new job.  A few months of homework are now abating and I’ve returned, like The Spring, to Central park.  There have been three days of sketching in the last two weeks.  Plus the grip…

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Painting Notes…

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I celebrated my birthday a few weeks ago and after lunch treated myself to the Hudson River School painting exhibition at the New York Historical Society.  A modest show in a large hall.  Largely B paintings by the big names but a few stellar showings.  It’s been a while since…

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Branding vs. Publishing

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Notes on Branding and Publishing from the recent Brand Perfect event. Brand Perfect is an offshoot of Monotype.  They’ve been around for about 18 mos. and hold rotating events in a handful of major cities around the world.  Last week, they came through Manhattan for the second time and had…

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in process…

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I’ve returned to the 2nd painting after a few weeks off.  Here’s a snap of the bottom left hand corner.  Lots of Alizarin Crimson cooling off the shadows.  Generally building up the middle ground so that I can come over the top of it next.  

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She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not

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My friends at the Harlem Sound Project are having their third jamboree as a struggle between the pro-lovers and the anti-lovers for a Valentine’s Cabaret at Harlem’s Chipped Cup.  Kyra asked me to come up with an invitation.  So…   The photo/art illustration is a composite of a Pierre Paul…

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in process…

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a couple of contemporary painters i like post details of work in process.  sort of violates the whole art-magic thing but it’s a way of populating the site with more frequent updates and letting people know what i’m up to in my far distant corner of manhattan. here’s a corner…

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One

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I finished my first painting in… oh, let’s say: a number of years. It was gifted to my biggest supporters, Gary and Kathy for their tireless faith and love.  I couldn’t have gotten back on the horse without you.   Thank you for not giving up on me. The painting…

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Par Avian 100 is live!

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Four mixes; 100 Tracks – Par Avian 100!  Just as the Mayans predicted. In 2004, I started an audio trading game with friends.  Make a “mix-tape” about an hour long with a theme.  The list could only be 50 people long.  If you made a mix you got to nominate…

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Par Avian 100 is coming

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A music project that I’ve worked on with friends for the past decade is celebrating its 100th mix tape in the coming days.  Stay tuned for more information soon.  Par Avian 100 – 4 mixes, 100 tracks.  It is epic.  Nearly 8 hours of carefully considered airplay.  So, whatcha doin’…

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