Getting ready: the socks, the fridge, the mirror.
Early spring in Union Square. It was Tulip Day and everyone was carrying flowers.
The spectator.
At the end of a chapter in my life, I found myself thinking about Hopper’s last painting, Two Comedians, and the way it is often presented alongside reproductions of Watteau’s Pierrot. When I walked past a porcelain figure of Pierrot in a gallery, I couldn’t resist the temptation to paint it. Then, getting ready to go somewhere, I looked at my coat, and thought I would make a good Pierrot too. For a while after that, I painted any pompom I would come across.
“Roger, The Free Van” is the story of a white sprinter van that a friend in Pennsylvania gifted us one sunny August day (he was no longer using it for his business). When we got it, it was lined with shelving inside and had all sorts of pipes and plumbing equipment rattling around. We called it the free van because we got it for free, until it started costing a lot of money to fix everything that went wrong with it. I will never forget the tiny mountain of rust that piled up on the street after slamming the door shut, when we finally found a park on East 29th street.
Many more unexpected mishaps and repairs followed those early days, and this ongoing series aims to collect the memories into an illustrated book.
Gouache illustrations for a picture book celebrating the life and work of Jacques Henri Lartigue.
A welcome escape into the world of a man whose life was marked by curiosity, joy, and a deep appreciation for everyday beauty.
Artwork for the movie poster of Souls of an Island, a documentary directed by artist and filmmaker Emma Scarafiotti.
It began with a grainy photograph discovered at a flea market and evolved into a series of portraits of inspiring ladies and their seats of choice.
