Bottle of Blues. Sepia ink on post-it note in Moleskine
Bottle of Blues: a Sketchbook Page of Yore
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Saints and Sinners…
My life, artwork, thoughts, and random blurbs in an ongoing stream of paintings, drawings, multimedia art, prose, poetry, journalism, and photography. Please enjoy, and all feedback very much appreciated!-
the latest scribblings…
- Of Mice and Men. “I’ll love him, and I’ll pet him, and I’ll call him George.”
- A Profound Reflection Upon the Last Week of My Life
- A Surprise Gift: from Paris, with Love
- My Painting Studio: a Room with a View
- The Importance of Proper Nutrition
- That’s Amore…
- I WILL KEEP DANCING: Grace. Happy Mother’s Day to my little boy.
- From Bad to Worse: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Artist’s Struggle
- Mistinguett, Je T’aime <3
- A Nerd Girl Story in Photos. Briefly.
- The Song…THAT one and only soulmate song that still makes you cry…
- Ether
- Oh, Audrey
- writer’s block
- The Morgue Beneath Me
- The Goddess Diana
- Janice J. Cunningham
- A Poem for Papa (教皇的一首诗)
- How To Disappear Completely
- Hello again. Please pardon my absence…
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- Watch “The Shining Recut”: HILARIOUS.
- cold
- The Playful Sentience of Artificial Intelligence – Chappie (2015)
- Jose Padua: The Night We Tried to Get a Poet Arrested
- Cat Power
- 2014 in Review: Saints and Sinners (janice j. cunningham)
- Perfect.
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- Yann Tiersen & KlangKuenstler – Die elektronische Welt der Amélie [Comptine d’une autre été Remix] by visionhalaz on SoundCloud
- BANKSY, I love you. (Vermeer’s “Girl With A Pearl Earring”)
- Do you like art and the creative process? Does the “eccentric” life of the “typical” artist intrigue you? Scare you? Amuse you? Inspire you? Read on…
- On the Inherent Nature of Man, or Why We Must Love…
- empath
- Taking their Comfort…
- Imperfection is perfect. But what defines perfection?
- Google Partners With UCSB To Build Quantum Processors For Artificial Intelligence
- Here’s the Schedule Very Successful People Follow Every Day
- 13 Ways A Guy Can Love A Girl Who Loves Books
- …and if you’re homesick, give me your hand, and I’ll hold it.
- baby
- When there is nothing left to write.
- No GOODBYES. See you again, my friend. (For Stephanie C. Havran. 10/17/83 – 7/24/2014. I miss you so much, mama.)
- SYLVIA PLATH – Mad Girl’s Love Song. (Set to her poem ARIEL.)
- Never Date Someone Who Doesn’t Make You Laugh
- Perfect.
- amore.
- Disowned
- Song To Say Goodbye
- Working on a Diligent Project.
- World’s Most Famous Baby Photographer on the Power of Motherhood
- A Poem for Papa (教皇的一首诗)
- My Take on Knife Sharpening
- 5 Small Changes You Can Make to Be Way More Productive
- BAG OF BROKEN DREAMS. (Subway series) 2003. Gouache/ink on stock. 5×8.
- My painting, ANIMA SOLA, was published. Woot!
- Sundown in Bed-Stuy. (Days of Pratt)
- QUEEN SIZE. 1998. Prismacolor and ballpoint on paper. 6×9.
- The Fine Art of Disappearing
- Out of the Ether, Into My Bones
- Gratitude in His Attitude: My Son Sings for Snacks
- The NYC Cockroach: A Brief Tutorial
- peas on earth
- In The End
- In Progress: Collaboration with my toddler. It’s big!
- The NYC Cockroach: A Brief Tutorial
- Ghost Posse
- THE END
- kveikur (instrumental version) by sigur rós on SoundCloud
- Dawn breaking on a NYC-bound train.
- Bound/Unbound: Painting of the Day
- CAIRN. 2013. Mixed media & stones on stock, 10×14.
- Yann Tiersen & KlangKuenstler – Die elektronische Welt der Amélie [Comptine d’une autre été Remix] by visionhalaz on SoundCloud
- Painting Warms the Soul.
- Goodbye NYC :’-(
- Goodbye NYC :’-(
- Groovy. Waiting for the uptown A.
- Train: Moving pictures.
- It’s just a perfect day. NYC bound…
- Watch “The Shining Recut”: HILARIOUS.
- Ardhanarishvara (11:11) अर्धनारीश्वर
- Dead Eyes… (Smashing Pumpkins: By Starlight)
- Throw Away Your Timepiece.
- Sundown in Bed-Stuy. (Days of Pratt)
- The Prophet (Boo Radley).
- Bottle of Blues: a Sketchbook Page of Yore
- Progression of a Peacock.
- A Painting a Day: the promise to myself.
- Day 4: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
- Cracker. That is all. I need to get out more…
- St Therese of Lisieux: Day 3
- Today’s Project. Relatable…
- A Painting a Day: Day 2
- A Painter’s Studio: a study in organized entropy.
- Day 2. Progression into Light
- Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico ‘Sunday Morning’…RIP Lou Reed
- Biting the Hand that Fed You
- When I Was Small (er)
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#tbt (current mood) a sad little girl on a bike circa 1976. Pretty much the same but probably thinner lol 😢 #childhood #wheresmom #resignation #onlyhappywhenitrains #painterslife #cheever #abandonment_issues #neverending#currrentmood (#portrait @marco_randazzo_official)#ziplining is so much fun. Even on a kiddie one! #foreveryoung #nevergrowup #giggles #berea #attheplaygroundtoday was just beautiful. #landscape #cloudporn #blueskies #berea #metroparks #forest #hiking #hiding from the human race - #priceless #solitude.My favorite sunshine on legs. In fact, my favorite human being...my son William. ❤️#ilovemyson #portrait #famiglialove me some juicy maraschino #cherries in the summertime 🍒 #icecreamdate #cherrybomb #cherryred #juicy 🍦Reward for a kickass week. Yay summertime. And #rainbowsprinkles! #weallscreamforicecream @igloosfroyo #foodpornSummertime silliness with my favorite person on earth. ❤️ @igloosfroyo #ilovemyson #family“It is certain.” I certainly hope so, Sir #MagicEightBall. I need a couple small miracles this morning. #butseriously #careergoals 🐇🌟🎨i n s o m n i a cAll Is Fair in Love & War. 2012; Oil and graphite on canvas. 18x24. NFS. #contemporaryart #oilpainting #oldholland #gamblin #pratt #artcontemporain #jjcunningham #artistsoninstagram #oiloncanvas #theend #goodbye #lovers #fighters #graphite #portrait @aslnyc I miss you guys!Walk softly and carry a big paintbrush. My babies are napping comfortably, but dang if that suitcase doesn’t remind me of a casket. 👻🎨 #sennelier1887 #winsorandnewton @aslnyc #prattinstitute #paintbrush #crib #painterslife #contemporaryart #sable #copper #artsupplies #mybabies #nycartist #clevelandartist #workaholic #nocturnal #ghostgirl #jjcunningham #artislove #Issabey #daVinci #RaphaelIt’s a grand day for a little #donniedarko. I’m exhausted but happy. Bring me popcorn 🍿 please #jakegyllenhaal #maggiegyllenhaal #wormhole #timespace #stringtheory #quantumphysics #drewbarrymore #classicmovies #portal #everybodydiesalone #robertasparrow #grandmadeath #sparklemotion #patrickswayzeI’m #hungry dammit #currentlywearing #pancakes #auntjemima #delirium 🐷🥞🎨#starvingartistFinally relaxing after a crazy long night of working on three projects simultaneously. 🤯#candlelight #antiquemirror #ineedashower #painterslife #clevelandartist #ghostgirl #nocturnal #zzzzzz #workaholic#nowplaying #kristinhersh #sing I love you @spotify 💋 @kristinhershDate night woo hoo! 😻#nerdgasm @stephenking you are THE MAN. Thanks for a lifetime of epic reading! #stephenking Just finished #TheOutsider. Bravo!👊🏻👻💥#bibliophileAnother red letter day in the #summertime #sunshine. 🌞👙🏊🏻♂️ @horizonbikini @hawaiiantropic #poolside #sunbathing #italiangirl #lifeisbeautiful #hedonism #incurableromanticFinally, in the name of all that is holy, I managed to pry this sucker off the stretcher bars (that thing was stapled like a MF!!!) to be shipped to its rightful owner in NYC. There’s a little blood and sweat on it, but that makes it more valuable! 😂 Cheers to my friends at @natsherman and especially a big thank you to Mr. #MichaelHerklots for his patience and kindness. Long ashes to ya! @spillanematt 🎩 #oilpainting #stretcherbars #mrgreaves #oiloncanvas #pratt @aslnyc @prattinstitute #contemporaryart #smokingrabbit #vice #hedonism #stapleshurt #jjcunningham #cigars #wine #natsherman 🐇🎨👊🏻✌🏻 Note: the original sketch for this piece is going to one of my favorite humans ever @bmorelaw ☺️This is the #bikini I ordered. I can’t wait! I just hope it looks this good on me. Lol! 👙🇮🇹🌞 #poolside #beachwear #horizonbikini #ambassador #sunbathıng #Brazilian woo hoo!- The Big DayJuly 19th, 2018The big day is here.
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