Monthly Archives: August 2005

NY Times – “Today’s Headlines: Hurricane Katrina Slams Into Gulf Coast; Dozens Are Dead… Millions of people are left without power and submerged highways even hundreds of miles from its center.” I personally love New Orleans. It’s the most hospitable and unique cities in America. I hope everyone is safe or evacuated. Good luck. To [...]

In New York, you can literally drive North for an hour and be amidst hundreds of thousands of acres of forests and mountains. It’s the great antithesis of the city. However, most New Yorkers prefer to shift to the Hamptons instead for the weekend getaway. Pick up a Sunday NY Times and here’s what you’ll [...]

I hate movies of all kinds. And unless I’m invited to a premier here in the city, you won’t catch me ever sitting for 2 hours staring at a screen. There’s just something so unnatural about cutting, editing, pasting. And having people sit and stare. It’s too unbelievable for me and fake. Besides there’s just [...]

I just read an excerpt from a horrifying article in art and antiques magazine (Sept 2005). A gallery owner in Atlanta, GA stated something to the effect that New York is not one of the top 3 art districts in this country. That art in NYC is overpriced because gallery owners need to “make up” [...]

View of the island yesterday evening. Want a piece of it? Buy one of my paintings! Or you could also right click on the image and set is as your desktop background.

Back from Germany: I am now back from setting up for my new show (details to follow) and the pressure is on!   If you live in this city, you’re exposed to so many cultures and ethnicities. You fuse your life with the lives of everyone around and you feel their anguish when they’re pained. [...]

Excerpt from CNN.com: “‘Hungry season’ preys on Niger’s youngest… In a small village in southern Niger, hundreds of mothers gather with their hungry children hoping somebody will help them… Tens of thousands of children in Niger suffer from severe malnutrition. It’s not known how many children have died in Niger because of this year’s severe [...]

Peter Jennings passed away today. Journalism will most definitely feel the void. I grew up watching him on the news. My father said he was the most honest newsman on TV. Didn’t sugarcoat things and just said whatever he had to truthfully and with dignity. But what I most admire about him is that he [...]

The experience of the past couple of years has really matured my way of thinking about the art world. The trip this summer has inspired me to further my painting skills with a new series (Everyday Life). I had been planning this new series since earlier this year but after the trip I decided to [...]