SHOW DETAILS: FEBRUARY 3RD, FROM 5-7 PM, THE PRESIDENT'S HALL (6TH FL) OF JOHN JAY COLLEGE AT W 58TH STR & 10TH AVE, ON DISPLAY TILL MARCH 25TH, 2010
22 fresh NEW canvases ... I'm dying and loving it
THIS SHOW WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OF NYC THRU 11.7
This one's called "Sue, Displaced Farmer's Daughter", well, until the opening it did. A five year old girl came up to me at the opening, insisting she must be an Elizabeth and not a Sue. She also wants to recreate the show and do a better job of it in crayon - YAY!!
To see artwork currently on display:
To go to NYSG Gallery: www.nystudiogallery.com
THE SHOW ON SHELTER ISLAND WAS PRETTY WONDERFUL
To see more pics of theart (all fresh!!) from that show: go to inappropriately dressed
IN AUGUST I HAD A SOLO SHOW AT Boltax Gallery, a fine venue on Shelter Island: www.boltaxgallery.com. The show's title was 'Inappropriately Dressed'.
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:02AM 
He tells wonderful scary stories where girls are the heroes wielding swords and possessing magic powers, always there with dry humor and subtle advice, totally stubborn and lovely, writes poems and was my first art teacher, telling me to feel art and not just look at it. I love you so much Hermann. You are and always will be my wonderful dad beyond compare. It hurts
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 11:01AM Two subject matters (of my last show) made it into the NewYorker, along with a painting of mine. This article is about the dinner before the opening and the reunion of two Freedomriders I painted for the show. Very tactile ... great for painting ... Here is a link
Monday, February 8, 2010 at 11:18PM This was the opening of Freedom Riders & Bus Boycotters in February 2010 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC (much thanks to Jeremy Travis, Susan Herman, Lisa Farrington & Nyeema Morgan). 35 portraits from mug shots are on display of two poignant moments in civil rights: one day in 1956 and one in 1961.
Tons and tons of thanks to two Freedom Riders: Judge George Bundy Smith of NY and Joseph Charles Jones Esquire of NC, who are actually portrayed in the show and graced the show with their presence. They also spoke about their motivation, trials and tribulations at the time and repercussions. It was emotional and cathartic. The work will be on display through March 25th, 2010, when we will be celebrating the closing with a discussion panel concerning the subject, great panelists will attend along with both Judge George Bundy Smith and Jospeh Charles Jones Esquire.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 8:48PM JANUARY 30TH, 2010: This show opened Wednesday February 3rd. I tried my luck and found two original Freedom Riders (thank you google), whom I visited and really got so much insight from. They are two great men, each with their very own motivation and experience. Civil Rights is something really personal, when you get a feel of it up close. Both are depicted in the 1961 series (PREVIEW) I also included collage material of theirs into their images. After a few all nighters, the show now hangs (thanks Nyeema!!) in the president's hall
JANUARY 9TH 2010:
I'm back in the studio and getting ready for the next show opening Feb 3rd. Here's some work in progress. I started the series last year (electrified by the elections) with 14 pieces ... now there will be over 30 and some heads will be as large as 6' high by 4' wide ... Still hunting for collage ... Something to make it tactile ... I'll put a link up to the fresh work in a few days ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:31AM Sadly I took down my show at the corner of Stanton and Suffolk this week ... that corner is really special. Now back painting in Studio, stroking canvases for Art Basel Miami. I'll be there with the BOLTAX Gallery at FOUNTAIN, booth 8! You coming? Of course you are! (photos below by Shannon Greer)
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND SUPPORTING ME AT MY LOWER EASTSIDE OPENING AT NYSG GALLERY FRIDAY OCTOBER 9TH!
If you didn't make it you can still join me and celebrate the great old and the wonderful new depression at the corner of Stanton and Suffolk in NYC Thursday thru Saturdays. As Neil Young sings: 'Don't Let It Bring You Down, It's Only Castles Burning' (After The Gold Rush). The show is up till November 7th, 2009.