A day in Queens

Threatening skies over Citifield A diner in sodden Willets Point The lights as we wait for a table in Joe's Shanghai These are from Saturday (Oct 3)– the rest of them (and more photos from Fire Island) are finally up at my flickr page.

Overmuch, and the discipline of writing for clarity.

I feel on the brink of something– oh, but don't I always? [Pardon the sarcasm, but it's difficult to escape, especially with 2 beers in my belly and the onset of Autumn.] Wistful, dear Autumn– most emotional of times. It may be on account of my birthing at this time of year– Dunno. Don't much… Continue reading Overmuch, and the discipline of writing for clarity.

more figure drawings

30-second and one-minute gesture drawings three twenty-minute drawings

Scenes from the Pines

We spent the weekend in Fire Island with some friends; a last chance at beachiness before the true changing of the seasons. We were lucky enough to have landed a lovely house on a beautiful plot in the Pines (thank you Shmul), and even with rain on Saturday it was such a gift of time… Continue reading Scenes from the Pines

Drink n’ Draw

some thirty-second and one minute long poses Last night Kim and I went to the 3rd Ward figure drawing session (with cans of Colt 45 and  styrofoam-inspired snacks, such as cheeze doodles™ and munchos™). I haven't done figure drawing since I was at Pratt, so it was long overdue. It's all proper, beginning with 30… Continue reading Drink n’ Draw

another dream of houses and pools

I remember a recurring drive: we were looking for a place to spend some summer (swimming) time– weekends, maybe. There was an area, a small town or somewhere near water. I think it was Kelley and I– second party vague (in frame but not in focus–). There were a number of places. It felt like a… Continue reading another dream of houses and pools

decemberists

"The Lottery Show" at Terminal 5 last night, with brilliant structural swathes of fabric strung for trapping the light.

treasure from afar

Ben brought this *magical* fifty year calendar for me from Amsterdam.

Harbor Day– Holland on the Hudson

Pennants flying in the breeze from the masts of boats at the harbor, Governor's Island What a beautiful day was Sunday! It's been 400 years since the founding of Nieuw Amsterdam, and on Sunday the city had celebrations of various sorts going on around the city's harbors– including free ferries to hop on and hop… Continue reading Harbor Day– Holland on the Hudson