Notes from an Artistic Journey
A Plein Air Setup for Large-Scale Urban Sketching
I find sketching to be an antidote to the high-tech, socially networked, Instagrammed world we live in. After a year of sketching in a small sketchbook I decided to go larger, but this meant upgrading my equipment. I’d been looking for a plein air rig that would do...
Ambulating Manhattan
Across the globe, more than half the world’s population lives in cities, and there is a growing recognition that urban environments need to be more age-friendly. With its rich cultural offerings and easy access to stores, New York City looks like a great place to...
Courtroom Art and NYC History
This is a message to sketchers and those interested in the underbelly of New York City history: RUN DON’T WALK to the exhibit currently running at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice until February 2, 2018. The show is entitled...
Remembering 5Pointz
Three years ago I biked across the Queensboro Bridge to admire and photograph the spraypainted graffiti murals at the fabled location in Long Island City known as 5Pointz. Painted on the walls of a 200,000 square foot factory building, 5Pointz had a reputation as the...
A Sketch of My Nobel Prize Winning Professor
As an undergraduate ‘pre-med’ student at Brandeis University, my major was molecular biology. I completed my senior thesis with a brilliant professor named Mike Rosbash who taught my genetics class. After graduation, I stayed in his lab, taking a year off doing...
Rediscovering my Art Supplies in the Arizona Desert
In 2012 I rediscovered my art supplies that were in storage for years, and decided to get reacquainted. So I threw sketchbooks, pens, and paints into a backpack and flew to Phoenix, rented a car, and drove out to the desert to commune with the warm sun, cactuses, and...
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