"glued to the beat, grinding"

("emg" by el-p)

upcoming events 'n such

THIS THURSDAY - one night only..

Opening Night Is Closing Night
Brooklyn College Art MFA 1st & 2nd Year
group show and reception for the artists

Thursday, November 5th from 6 to 10PM
Brooklyn College Student Center
East 27th St. and Campus Rd.
6th Floor, Maroon Room

Presented by GASU: Graduate Art Students Union
All are welcome!
CUNY ID required, or RSVP for the guest list: brklynartmfa@gmail.com

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SAVE THE DATE..

Brooklyn College MFA Open Studios

Friday November 13th, 6-10pm
Saturday November 14th, 12-6pm

Brooklyn College Boylan Hall
4th, 5th, & 6th Floors
Open to the public! Come through!
brooklynartmfa.blogspot.com

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'n some paintings..




'n some drawings..





'n some tapes..

"when i get some money i'ma buy me some time, can't fight your war until i'm finished with mine.."

("get fly" by atmosphere)

i THINK this bad boy is complete. finally.


and some other biz in the works..

"i still only travel by foot and by foot it's a slow climb"

("extraordinary machine" by fiona apple)

"i'm a productive member of society, when i'm drunk i make noise but otherwise i live quietly"

("nothing but sunshine" by slug)

since we last spoke..

true indeed, the less i interact with people on the day to day, the more often i update this blog.. so it goes, various biz in the works..

"irrational affection and memory"

Gettin' it in, left and right, up and down..


First Vegas painting complete:


The 56x40" Vegas jawnt in prog:


Right palm drawing complete:


And another attempt at the horny face(s) piece from before:

the art of walking

slowly picking up some momentum.. and life is good.

first vegas club painting ALMOST finished:


another vegas club scene en route:




for my collaborative strategies class, my project partner filmed me painting. here's my test run prior to filming:


and the actual piece he recorded me painting:


and here's a little something i tapped out quick today. i used to do all these weird simple drawings that kinda look like a face, or two faces, or stick figures having sex - or all of the above. i might revisit this and similar ideas more in an updated approach, just for shits and giggles..

"the need to have affection accepted is greater than the need to receive affection"

(paraphrased lecture quote from my art history prof, Archie Rand)



In the past week I have moved to a new apartment/neighborhood and begun my full-time MFA program at Brooklyn College. It's been HEAVY, without a doubt, but things are great. Fresh as can be. I am also now settled into my new painting studio on the Brooklyn College campus. At the conclusion of the first week of classes, i finally began to push paint.

continuing unfinished pieces from the woodpoint and peoria studios:



and some homework:




Plenty more to follow...