The night before the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, I exited the subway station at the World Trade Center to see this beautiful memorial in front of me. The angelic wings of the Oculus spread across the plaza, and the tribute in light reached into the night sky. There were few people scattered around, […]
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Looking back over the infamous year known as 2020, I hope that I can remember to feel gratitude for those close to me and the simple joys of life, and remember the many lessons that the year has taught me. Happy New Year 2021! Here’s to a brighter, healthier, more just, and more peaceful year […]
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Welcome to Armchair Travels, an invitation to travel around the world through the reportage illustration of Studio 1482. We have gathered art from our travels to share with you in the hopes that, while you can’t get out and see these places (yet), our experiences may bring some happiness and light to your day. Please check back often […]
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19 years ago today, this is what downtown Manhattan looked like. Terrorists had attacked the World Trade Center and it seemed as if life would never be the same. In the days and weeks that followed we kept saying to each other, “is this real?” We knew that it was real, but somehow, I think […]
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One of the things I love about New York City is that you never know what you might find on a Saturday afternoon stroll. This past weekend Neil and I visited West 116th Street in Harlem, to check out a West African restaurant, since it is Harlem Restaurant Week in NY. As we headed back […]
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Very happy and honored to receive news that the City Explorer children’s game installation at the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital received an Honor Award from the SEGD (Society of Experiential Design.) When Matthew McNerney, then creative director at Potion, called me to do some illustration work for a new project they were beginning, I had no […]
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I had the honor and pleasure this past weekend to be one of 16 artists invited to participate in the New York Botanical Garden’s 4th Annual Plein-Air Invitational, hosted by the artist James Gurney. Mr. Gurney is so generous in his teaching, with many excellent videos online, that I was not surprised to discover that […]
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About a year ago, the talented Matthew McNerney, then a design director at Potion, asked me if I’d like to come in and do some concept art for a cool new project he and his cohorts were cooking up. I’m so happy to be finally able to post some of the work I’ve been […]
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Last night I attended the panoramic performance of “the Scottish play”, Macbeth, put on by the New York Classical Theatre. They are giving free outdoor performances in Battery Park every evening at 7 pm through August 20th. (One of the perks of summers in NYC are these kinds of events.) It was a beautiful evening […]
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As I detailed in a previous post, (HERE) I recently had the distinctly unique opportunity to document a group of students from the University of Kentucky as they embarked on a two day “creative study tour” with their professor, Dr. Ryan Hargrove. During the course of the two days, the students met many creative professionals […]
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