Dying Aquarium

 

This piece is currently on display in a group show, Sea Change/See Change, at Mattatuck Museum , Waterbury CT . Along with my fellow artists, who all come from diverse artistic disciplines, our goal is to draw attention towards the impacts of climate change on the health of our oceans. This drawing was sparked by one researcher’s assessment that our oceans are “suffocating” due to being under-oxygenated. Enormous thanks to curator,  Keffie Feldman, for including me in this compelling exhibit, which is up through May 19. 

    

 

  

 

Martha's Vineyard

Vineyard and vine, encompassed by bluefish and brine.

A piscine emblem framed by the sea, ivy leagues wave at me. 

Crosstown traffic hums below, deaf to summer’s calypso. 

detail of this drawing

In 1970, my family vacationed in beautiful Martha's Vineyard.  A few months ago,

my father gave me the original map we used to navigate the island. I used it as a

canvas to paint this ode to our fishing friends.

Prints of this piece are available here!

ink and gauche on a map, 22" by 35"

Horsing Around

I've been horsing around (a lot) in my sketchbook, 

and wanted to share a few spreads with you. Enjoy!

Ziggy Stardust meets Neil Armstrong

It might get fishy...

Inspired by a recent viewing of the Exorcist

Ghosts

Handy Little Drawings

I'm thrilled to be offering over twenty original drawings on my Etsy site - all of which are small enough to hold in your hand. Given their size, each piece is priced under $100. Most of these drawings are from my Going Postal series - in which each piece incorporates a postage stamp. Others are from my Jackpot Drawing series, in which a lottery ticket or game-card is used as a canvas. I hope you'll take a peek!

Faith - projecting high hopes onto a lottery game

Fish market, Spain - mixed media on watercolor paper

Stray Dogs - drawing on lottery game

Selma, Alabama- mixed media on watercolor paper

To Have, or Have Not - mixed media piece inspired by Occupy Wall Street

Astro Boy ( a tribute to Japanese artist, Osamu Tezuka)

Ode to Albrecht Dürer

Fish Market, Portugal

All drawings will be carefully packed and mailed promptly via U.S. Priority Mail.

Thanks for visiting, and please check out my Etsy Store!

Works on Paper Exhibit

I'm thrilled to be displaying this piece in the upcoming Works on Paper exhibit, at the Atwater Gallery, Rhinebeck NY. This group show's opening is Saturday, January 18th (5 - 8 pm). If you live in the area, please stop in for a glass of wine - and say hello!

I had fun building this shadowbox for the drawing , which doubles as a very shallow aquarium.

You can view more art from this series, which I call Food for Thought, here.

Illustrious Equations

The summer heat inspired me to share these equation-themed illustrations. As a child, did you ever use flash cards to practice mathematical tables? I always thought this format had visual potential beyond numbers. By adding or subtracting elements from an image, you can convey fun and provocative ideas. I can see this equation-theme applied to greeting cards, website banners, children's books, and all kinds of projects. In any case, I hope your summer adds up to a happy one!

This was inspired by a story about poodle-couture in Dogue Magazine.

This was inspired by graffiti which had a political organizing theme. I also kept
thinking about the ongoing collective bargaining debate in Wisconsin this year.

Going Postal (Part Deux)

Here's another taste of my ongoing series  inspired by postage stamps from around the world. I applied guache, sumi ink, charcoal, and colored pencils to 4" by 6" sheets of watercolor paper. To paraphrase the Grateful Dead, this project is taking me on a very "long strange trip".  I hope you'll stay with me on this one.

Poplars, France

After Godard, France

Marcus Garvey

∞ , 8

inspired by Osamu Tezuka

Swing-a-Ling

You can see how this project got started right here.

Beautiful prints of these pieces are available here.
 
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust


Happy travels this summer!

Going Postal

A few months ago, I received a mysterious package in the mail; it was filled with postage stamps from around the world. It turns out they were sent by the talented artist, Polly Law, who thought I might find inspiration in these little pieces of art. Thank you Polly - for starting me on another journey around the world - via stamps.

Guatemala

Ode to Bruce Springsteen

Temuco, Chile

Fala

Fish, Portugal

Françoise Hardy, France

Amazon, Venezuela

Ponzi, Italy

Selma, Alabama (inspired by a Bruce Davidson photo)

Thanks for viewing.

Update: You can see the second installment of this series right here.

Update: You can see the third installment of this series here.

Beautiful prints of these pieces are available for purchase here.

You can view a big gallery of my personal projects here!

ETF Overload

There's something fishy about this illustration, which appears in today's Wall Street Journal. It accompanies a story about screening the myriad of ETF funds flooding the market. The article highlights various websites which help investors sort through, and target specific investment vehicles (which could benefit their portfolios). This metaphor of isolating one fish (in a sea of many) seemed to crystallize the story's theme just right. Maybe because I'm a Pisces, there's something very satisfying about drawing these underwater inhabitants. Thanks to Orlie Kraus and Jia Baek for another fun assignment!

Here are some the ideas I submitted for this story:

You can see more fun Wall Street Journal illustrations about investing here, here and here.

Thanks for visiting. Come back soon!