Off in a new direction

Sometime you really have to take a leap of faith and believe in yourself as much as others do.  I have been told a lot that people think I have a lot of talent and like my work but not until recently have I really begun to believe that they might be right.

My friend Matthew is writing a one-man-show called Gay Zombie, I must admit I am pretty excited to go see it!  If your in NY you must come out, it's opening right before Halloween.  I have to give Matthew a lot of credit, not only is he very talented but he has always remained true to himself and done what he knows is right for him, which may not be the norm.  This week he and I and an amazing make-up artist all got together to do some promo shots for his show.  I have to say it was talent coming from all three of us that made the shoot go so well and I have to say I am pretty impressed with the finish product.  

I am inspired by others everyday but I have to say, today, I am inspired by my own abilities.  

Here are my favorite shots from the shoot.

Life Changes

Can't say life has been dull or boring the past few weeks.  A lot has changed, but I think it was time.

Ever feel like you get the kick in the ass that you've needed to really head in the direction you would like to?  I believe that is what has happened to me.

I went on vacation with my family, which gave me a lot of time to sleep and relax before heading back into a crazy week at work.  I have to say no matter how many times we visit the same place, I love it just as much if not more each time we go.

Photography is back!  Here are a few shots from OBX2010.

See ya next year OBX!

Rainy start to the week

Cold and rainy end of August here in NY, a little slow at work, which has left a little down time to bop around.

I have a small obsession with icons right now and came across quite a few I like.

Especially loved these for back to school.  Just so fun and playful.

Also came across a few cool design ideas.

I absolutely LOVE this idea... definitely something I am going to keep in my bag of tricks.

I have seen quiet a few dye-cut projects that I really like as well.

This one in particular for the School of Visual Arts.

That's all for now!  

Up, down and all around Seattle

I've been back from Seattle for about a month now and have finally developed some of the pictures I took.  Seattle is awesome place to just chill, hang out and eat some very delicious fresh fresh fresh food!

I was with two of the best people to explore a city with while there, which just made the trip that much more fantastic.  Here's a little look at the 3 day marathon all over the rainy city (which it didn't rain until the 4th of July, oh well).

Our tourism day started of course with a ride up the Space Needle.

A few views from the top of the Space Needle.  Seattle has some of the coolest skies I've seen.

The off to the Sci-Fi museum we went...

Then to the Music Experience Project.

A few other events happen this day... none too worthy of reporting, unless you would like an hour recap of the AMAZING, "naughty" dessert we had at Serious Pie.  If you're ever in Seattle you must try to budino, it will change your life.

The flowers are Pike Place Market are to die for.  

They have huge bouquets for $7-$15!  I've never seen anything like them.

The freshest, most delicious produce in the US, hands down!

I would eat so well if I lived in Seattle.

Shots down by the sculpture park.

4th of July at Snoqualmie Falls, it was dark a dreary nothing a good waterfall can't fix.

Goodbye Seattle!

Me me me time

Finally finding some time to get my life back in order.

The new apartment and traveling for work has recently taken over my life and I have to say at times has been more than overwhelming.  Low and behold though, now that I have free time, I don't know what to do with myself.  I have a lot of little projects that I would like to get done but somehow... my ass has glued itself to my new couch.

Coming down from such a high for three month my body is finally crashing and I am sick... in July... and it's 95 out!  Funny how life works sometimes.

I had the chance to spend a week in Seattle and definitely got to see a lot of the city in that time.   My calves were happy to be sitting on a plane for 6 1/2 hours come the end of the trip.  Seattle is a gorgeous city surrounded by water and mountains and some of the coolest skies I have ever seen.  We lucked out with the weather, of course, until it was the 4th of July and rained most of the day.

I still haven't loaded the thousands of pictures on my to my computer so those are to follow.

What I learned about Seattle is that I will never fit in there.  It's a mixture of early 90's grunge, hippies and simple types.  All of which I wish I could be from time to time but my heart is in NY for now.

Band flyers everywhere on Capital Hill

More pictures to come.

Head spinning busy

Oh geez it has bebn awhile.  Things have really picked up at work and with life in general.  Between moving and traveling I haven't really had much time to think about things I would like to.  I have found a few things that have sparked ideas in my head and I can't wait to find some time to actually execute them and share.

From yarn weavings to broken mirrors, I'm hoping this summer isn't so busy and I can to put these inspirations to good use.

Please stay tuned.

Sloppy wonderful mess

Rain, rain go away.  Sometimes I really don't mind the rain.  It forces you to stay in and just get things done or... convinces you that yup, it's okay to just stay in today and veg!  Today was a bit of both.  I got a painting done and it gave me some time to just sit and relax.  Painting is one of those things that I absolutely love to do because it's mindless; at least for me it is.  I have a vision in my head and sometimes it comes out on the canvas and more times than not I get an entirely new creation than what was originally in my head.  Honestly, so many times I have tried to do exactly what I picture in my head and I go about executing it entirely wrong BUT in the end... somehow... it just works.  That is basically happened with today's project.

I wanted to do a city scape that was a bit more hand drawn and not so perfect.  I'm trying to be a bit more loose lately so I figure I should try that mentality with my artwork too.  I wanted to have these white buildings that were drawn in with Sharpie marker... but THEN, I thought it needed some texture so I added newspaper to just give it a little something extra.  Well, you know how that goes, one thing led to another and I then wanted texture in the sky... and I whitewashed the buildings because I didn't want the newsprint to be legible... and then the paint started to run and I liked the way it looked so it turned into one sloppy mess and my bedroom floor aka my 'studio' now is a piece of artwork itself.

I decided even before I began painting that this was going to be for one of my roommates for her new place (sadly, we are parting ways after two years, but I could not be any happier for her).  When this mess began to spin a bit out of control I made her sit with me while I painted (she did not know this was going to be for her), so I kept asking... "do you like this?"  "do you think this works?"  "it needs something else doesn't it?"  and I know her well enough to know she's a fan of whatever I do but at the same time tell me the honest truth.  Finally I couldn't hold it in any longer (this being after she told me she loved it) and I told her it was for her.  I love making people happy!  It only took two years of her asking me to paint her something for it to actually happen, but sometimes you just have to wait for the right inspiration!

Tada!!!