At the end of June, Jon Gerberg, a reporter I met while drawing the Egyptian Solidarity rally (see post HERE) came with two colleagues and interviewed me for the Brooklyn Independent Television program, “Caught in the Act.” The show profiles artists who live or work in Brooklyn. It was great fun to have them all in […]
View post →I’m happy to post the news that two of my illustrations have been selected to be a part of the American Illustration 30 Annual! From the announcement: This year’s distinguished jury included Nicholas Blechman, The New York Times Book Review; Rachael Cole, Schwartz & Wade Books; Michael Ian Kaye, Mother New York; Todd Oldham, Todd […]
View post →Egyptian-Americans and others demonstrated in Manhattan today, calling for the resignation of Egyptian President Mubarak. The rally began in Times Square and was followed by a march to the Egyptian mission at 44th St. and Second Avenue. I was out of the city for much of the day today, but I did get over to […]
View post →I was very honored to be chosen by Canson paper from among the 100 Urban Sketchers correspondents to represent their Pure White Paper in an advertisement that is appearing in the November issue of Juxtapoz magazine. The ad features a reportage of New York City, including Times Square and the Life Cafe on Ave. B […]
View post →Last night I saw PRINCE at Madison Square Garden – that’s right, baby! What a fun concert! My friend and fellow studio 1482-er, Kati, texted me in the afternoon and invited me to join her at the show. (Kati does a blog called musikati where she goes to many shows and reviews them. Her reviews […]
View post →Queens, New York, is the most ethnically diverse city in America. Or so they say, so when I was hanging out in a park in Queens one recent Saturday morning I was not surprised to see some Chinese practitioners of Tai Chi. I decided to do some drawings, as I love drawing the figure in […]
View post →SNOW DAY!! A day of joy for all the little children who slide down the big hill behind my apartment building. I can hear their laughter drifting through the window as I’m typing this. The snow in New York City is swirling and dancing through the air and the children are slipping and sliding in […]
View post →Last Wednesday night, Thankgiving Eve, I traveled up to the Museum of Natural History with Neil to see the annual balloon blow up for the Macy’s parade in NYC.  It really gets me in the mood for the holidays – I try to go every year. I love the surrealism of seeing these giant cartoon balloons tied […]
View post →Friday morning I got myself downtown to Broadway to do some reportage of the Yankees Victory parade up the ‘canyon of heroes’. I hopped on the #4 train and went to the Wall Street station, where this sight met my eyes – – – The Yankee fans were lined up five deep already! I maneuvered […]
View post →Some drawings and observations from a recent concert I attended at Carnegie Hall in NYC: The full scale of it all. The conductor conducting wildly and the harpsichord player with the baroque beehive. The singer steps out for her solo. The battle of the vocal egos. A box seat. The diva. With a nod to […]
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