Brooklyn Swings 2018 Show

October 30, 2018 4:53 pm ,

Jive Party at the Back Room

The painting series that was inspired by the New York City partner dance scene will be on display at Brooklyn Swings, for one night only, on Friday November 30th starting at 7:30. Come see these paintings (some shown for the first time) then dance on the social floor with many of the people who modeled in the series.

Brooklyn Swings will have a movie or solo jazz lesson starting at 7:00, before the social dance floor opens up at 7:30. Brooklyn Swings’ Friday night social is located on 231 Ainslie Street, Brooklyn, NY. It’s two blocks away from the Graham Ave. stop on the L subway line.

For more information on the dance itself visit their website, here.

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New Paintings

August 30, 2018 8:08 pm ,

New Paintings have been posted to the dance gallery below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Posted in: Contemporary Paintings

Spring 2018 Auction

May 7, 2018 8:09 pm ,

“A Cloudy Day at the Rockaways” will go up for auction at the Salmagundi Club on May 18th at 8pm. The Salmagundi Club is located at 47 fifth Avenue. This handsomely framed 24″ by 30″ oil on canvas work depicts ten beach goers on an overcast afternoon. Opening bid is $550. Click on the link below for more information.

Update: This painting was sold at auction to a private collector

Link to auction page

This painting will go to the auction block on May 18th, 2018

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SCNY 2018 Centennial Show

March 16, 2018 6:34 pm ,

I have a painting on display in the Salmagundi Centennial Exhibition and Sale. The show runs from till March 23 at the Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue, in New York City. There will be a reception on March 22nd starting at 6pm. For more information click on the links below:

2018 SCNY Centennial Exhibition info

“In 1917 the Artists and Patrons of the Salmagundi Club decided to purchase the brownstone building at 47 Fifth Avenue as their permanent home. Some of the greatest artists in American history contributed paintings to an Art Sale to help fund that original purchase. This art exhibition is in commemoration of the original show one hundred years ago, that allowed this club to purchase it’s current home.”

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February and March Art Shows

February 16, 2018 6:49 pm ,

I have two paintings on display in different shows at the Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue, in New York City. The Salmagundi Themed Show is a collection of art inspired by the historic club house. The other show is Greenwich Village: People, Places, & Things. This show is a collection of art inspired by the neighborhood surrounding the club.

Both shows run from February 20th to March 9th. There will be a reception on March 1st starting at 6pm. For more information click on the links below:

SALMAGUNDI THEMED SHOW

GREENWICH VILLAGE: PEOPLE, PLACES, & THINGS

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Solo Show for the NY Vintage Dance Society

January 22, 2018 4:09 pm ,

I will be lending my artwork to decorate the walls for this charming dance in Queens. There will be 10 original paintings that depict dance and people from the NYC scene. Come listen to live music, take a lesson, and dance with me!

 

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The NY Vintage Dance Society presents “Get Your Dance On”. A night of dancing, live music, and art.

All proceeds go to:
-The Boys and Girls Club
-Victims of Puerto Rico

Come have fun, make friends, and dress Vintage for a great cause!

$10 with Student ID
$16 pre-ordered on eventbrite, $19 at the door

 

 

 

 

Schedule:
*7:30pm FREE Swing Dance Lesson by Brooklyn Swings
*8:30pm LIVE MUSIC by “Del and The Rad Rompers”, three 45 minute sets
*9:15pm vocal performance by “The Jazzy Janes”
DJ Morgan Lee will keep the music going between sets
Original artwork by Seth Harris will be on display

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Salmagundi Show

December 20, 2017 9:59 pm ,

I will have 4 paintings on display at the SCNY Scholarship & Junior Members Exhibition from January 9 – 25, 2018. I recently joined the Salmagundi Club as a Junior Artist Member (members under the age of 35 are designated junior).

The show will be on display at the lower gallery, which is open to the public during normal hours.

The Salmagundi Club is located at 47 fifth Avenue, New York, NY. More information on this show is available here

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Solo Show at Brooklyn Swings

October 24, 2017 10:27 pm ,

The painting series that was inspired by the New York City partner dance scene will be on display at Brooklyn Swings, for one night only, on Friday December 1st starting at 7:30. Come see these paintings, some shown for the first time, then dance on the social floor with many of the people who modeled in the series.

Brooklyn Swings will have a movie or solo jazz lesson starting at 7:00, before the social dance floor opens up at 7:30. Brooklyn Swings’ Friday night social is located on 231 Ainslie Street, Brooklyn, NY. It’s two blocks away from the Graham Ave. stop on the L subway line.

For more information on the dance itself visit their website, here.

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Two new studies

August 3, 2017 1:50 pm ,

“Study No. 1 With Paint Labeled Caucasian Flesh Tone” oil on Canvas, 12″x16″

“Study No. 2 With Paint Labeled Caucasian Flesh Tone” oil on Canvas, 12″x16″

This post is about paint colors. Specifically, the paint color that I used in the midtones and highlights in the two portraits above. If you don’t care about pigments, then you should stop reading and look at the (hopefully) pretty paintings above. If you are a pigment junky like myself, then you should keep reading. note: I included the pigment abbreviations in parenthesis after each paint that I mention.

A few months ago, I decided to add a new Gamblin color to my pallet; Caucasian Flesh Tone (PW6, PY43, PR108). I had previously integrated a lovely pink called Blush (PW6, PR101) and I thought it was time to try out some more mixed tubes. Maybe I can improve my flesh tone consistency between sittings?

Plus I’ve had great results with Gamblin, I feel like their paint making division gets me and my aversion to safflower oil. Buttery texture is low on your priorities when your paintings take between 5 to 25 sessions in the studio.

So I put some on my pallet. The biggest surprise for me was how yellow it was. I was painting a very pale woman and a somewhat tanned man, “well I guess this will work on the guy.”

I ended up using a very tiny amount on the woman. I found that Caucasian Flesh Tone only seemed to work on flesh that was tan.

It got me thinking, I painted ladies of Korean and Indian descent before and found it difficult to keep their skin mid tones and highlights consistent. Not difficult. Time consuming. This paint looks like a match for them.

I painted 12″x16″ busts of these two ladies and found that this tube does it for the mid tones and highlights. I used Mars Black (PBk 11), Burnt Umber (PBr7), and Burnt Sienna (PR 102) for the shadows and Flake White Replacement (PW6) for glare.

In conclusion, Caucasian Flesh Tone is another great paint… I would rename it something like “Melanin Mid Tone and Highlight”. Never mind, that’s a terrible name. “Non-Caucasian Flesh Tone”? “Tan skin”? Okay, I have no idea what to call it.

Disclaimer: I do not work for or get any money from Gamblin. This post is devoid of advertisement or commercial underpinnings.

Posted in: Contemporary Paintings, Figurative Art

Big & Small Show

February 23, 2017 2:17 pm ,

The National Art League has presented a merit award for “The Swing Out”, which is currently on display on their gallery floor as a part of the Big & Small art show which runs through March 4th.

The Swing Out

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