by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 6, 2019
I recently spent time in Portland, Oregon. My reason for going was to present research at the American Geriatrics Society annual meeting that was held at the Convention Center. While there, I was able to get out and explore the downtown area, and also do some...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Feb 19, 2019
It was with sadness that I went downtown to Jerrys New York Central on 4th Avenue to grab what was left at the closing sale. Jerry’s was one of the last remaining art supply stores in Manhattan that had salespeople who know about the inventory and a friendly...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Oct 7, 2018
Getting to Portugal for the international Urban Sketchers Symposium was not difficult, but demanded some tricky connections as I started off from Maine. So I took a ride on an 8 seater Cessna from Rockland to Boston where I caught a flight to Madrid. I was able to...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Nov 10, 2017
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...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Oct 6, 2017
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...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 1, 2017
New Year’s Day was a rare opportunity to participate in the opening of a new subway station. The Q line now starts at 96th Street and stops at 86th Street and 72nd – all new stations – before heading toward Coney Island. After years of construction...