Archive for the Photos Category

North Star Bar
Acrylic on Canvas • North Star Bar

Last Sunday eve, I created this quartet of impromptu paintings to compliment the titles and lyrics of a handful Hulihees ditties.

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Acrylic on Paper • Villanova University

Behold a series of snaps taken during a recent performance at Villanova University titled, “Moment of Art.” Marking my fourth year of delivering the presentation, the evening included a synopsis of my artistic process, collaborative painting with audience members and the creation of an improvisational mural based on a surprise musical selection.

Perhaps you, or someone you love/like, would be interested in booking a similar event.

Hooters
Three of My Favorite Things

The Mrs. and I recently took our son, Rocco, on his first trip to Hooters. He seemed to enjoy himself so we are considering the chain as a destination for his future birthday parties.

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Todd “The Dragon” Marrone, Competitive Eater

Following in the footsteps of Kobayashi, Sonya “Black Widow” Thomas and Bobby Brady, I recently competed in my first eating contest. The Dragon (best known for his flashy costume and referring to himself in the third person) devoured 48 buffalo wings in five minutes.

The event raised over $1500 for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Oncology Unit. Indigestion is a small price to pay to fight childhood cancer.

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Plastic Portraiture

I’ve been considering buying a fancy dancy camera so that I can take fancy dancier photos. A pal lent me his for a test drive and I did what any new father would do, I photographed some of my old action figures.

Baby Rocco
My Own Flesh and Blood

Baby Rocco finally squiggled his way into the world on the morning of January 29th. My wife, Heather, and I have been smoking celebratory cigars, talking baby talk and swaddling ever since. Check out the Mrs.’s corner of the web for more snapshots.

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Acrylic • The Room Down the Hall

Inspired by an old issue of ReadyMade Magazine, I recently muralized my baby-to-be’s room-to-be. Now that the kid has a place to hang his (or her) bonnet, we’re simply waiting with baited breath and swollen torsos.

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Acrylic on Chalkboard • Main Line Art Center

Main Line Art Center recently hosted an event titled, “One Night Stand”. Young artists (defined as 21-35 years old) were invited to contribute up to three original works priced under $500 each.

I decided to price my contributions using a declining silent auction. Each piece began the evening with boundary pushing $500 price tags. Every half hour, the prices were slashed in half. The early evening cherry-picking turned into an art-buying melee as the prices dipped below triple digits.

BellyArt
Water-Based Ink on Belly • Not for Sale

Nursery murals are cliché. Customized wombs are all the rage now.

ArtStreet
Ink on Paper • Main Line, Philadelphia

The street littered with drying art during a recent, outdoor, painting performance.