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BIRDS

Music in my head

I was looking through my sketchbooks listening to some music and thought I'd share this one. I love it for it's chaotic feel. It reminds me of my friend who plays the guitar incessantly because it's his passion as much as art is mine.

Outlaws of the Border

My friend, Lindsay commissioned me to do this invitation for her upcoming show featuring her Spring and Summer Collection for 2010. She's a super talented and super beautiful fashion designer. Check out www.outlawsoftheborder.com

Cloths of Heaven

I finally completed a commission for my friend, Gabriele Wolf. She gave me a poem by William Butler Yeats entitled 'Cloths of Heaven' and asked me to create a piece from my own vision and interpretation of the poem. She gave me no deadline or even art direction and this is what I came up with. I thank her for her patience and continued support with my lofty dreams of being an artist.

CLOTHS OF HEAVEN

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

William Butler Yeats

Prismacolor

I started a sketchbook about a month ago. These are two of my favorites from it. I started working with Prismacolor pencils and I like how it gives the translucent effect. There's really no meaning to these pieces. I'm just experimenting with contrast, design, placement, composition, etc.

"Wouldn't it be nice..."

First of many collaborations with Jianca Lazarus. She's an amazing photographer. Check out more of her work at www.jiancalazarus.com.

This piece will be in a group show sponsored by Stoked Mentoring at the Open House Gallery in Soho, New York on May 16th. Check out www.stoked.org for more information.

(Great news...this piece sold for over $500.)