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Men
Men, oil on canvas, 16ft x 9.5 ft Painted from life, I would trace the body with a long handled brush, then have them stand to the side as I painted their full body portraits Sargent-style, backing up 15-20 feet, then running up to the canvas to make one or two marks. Each portrait took about 3 hours.
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Point of Views
I was sitting on the High Line after getting out of work early on this preciously beautiful spring day. It was windy, I sat myself down on the ledge of a carefully curated, man-made lawn and watched the road below. It was a lovely sight, but not gorgeous. Sitting there, I observed passers by, one-by-one, stop and take pictures of the very “NYC” scene with their phones. I imagined that Read More
Collection of Architects
I painted portraits from life of every member of one architecture class at the Cooper Union. Each portrait took an average of 1.5 hours, all oil on canvas. The portraits were given to the architects after the show. BIG thanks go to Mark Ressl for coordinating and scheduling EVERYONE in his class during finals to come and pose for me. I’m told that these photos were taken during an architecture Read More