Shelter Island, Labor Day

Fortmakers: Montauk (outtakes)

Shelter Island, June 18, 2012

Newburgh, NY 4/17/12

A crane on the Hudson River, at Newburgh, NY, April 17 2012

Updated website

I made some photographs in upstate New York and Connecticut recently and realized they are part of the work I started in Connecticut in 2010, continued in Europe last year and now am back in Connecticut. Sometimes it takes a while to see the threads that connect the dots. Today I updated my website to reflect the larger scope of the project.

Newburgh, NY

Newburgh, NY

Fairfield, CT

Salibello Antiques

I was in the Hamptons for work all week.

Costa Verde

I was honored to be in the company of such talented artists at the Costa Verde International School benefit auction last night at 401 projects. This is the second time I have participated in this event and it was a beautiful show....and a great party.

Link love: Emme Bakes & Remodelista

Two exciting new bright spots on the dusty ol' internets this week:
- My friend Erin Madorsky's new baked goods company, Emme Bakes, website is live. I did the smorgasbord picture. Who doesn't love a smorgasbord?
- Walden was featured on Remodelista.

Working Life WALL OF FAME: Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg sent me a signed picture, which is going right up on my wall, right next to my framed notice of jury exemption until 2017. Thank you Mr. Mayor!

I see you

A view from above at Lincoln Center plaza this morning.

Working Life: Melissa, August 3, 2011, New York City

Melissa Lopez-Leach runs the show over at Annabelle's new store in the Lower East Side on Ludlow Street.

Thank you Irene

Turns out this Irene was a lady and left the party before too much damage was done. I put my baby car in storage and then it rained in my apartment a bit. All in all I am grateful, as I think we all are, that it wasn't as bad as it might have been. On the Upper West Side they were still queued up for brunch....surprise surprise. It's still New York after all.

New work in Resource Magazine

I have pictures in the new Resource Magazine in a piece about 4x8 Workshop. Looks great!

NO SPIDERS

Ok New York, I am leaving you in good hands I am sure, in a spider-free environment at least.

NYC drive by

Bleecker St, Manhattan 5:45pmHavemeyer St, Brooklyn, 5:58pm

Warhorse

I saw an amazing play last week at Lincoln Center called Warhorse. It was a production originally from the UK about World War One and the massive numbers of humans and animals killed in that conflict. It remains the largest conflict in human history, and hopefully will be able to keep that title forever. I was blown away, especially because for some reason, the number of horses killed has occurred to me before. Here is a drawing I did in August 2009...it is one breed of horse from France, I don't remember which one, but all told over 8 million horses died during WW1. Putting war through the eyes of an animal makes it so much more brutal, as they don't know why they are running into battle, not that we do really either.

Also it occurred to me, how many times have I said the word "war" in my life? Likely millions, as it is part of my name. War, war, war.18"x24" watercolor on paper

17 days

The trees in Chelsea are surrounded by beautiful flowers this week.So it looks like it may sort of, maybe, finally, in some fashion be slightly warmer here in New York than it has been in months past, which is good. Although, I don't really care. I love rain and gray weather, and beyond that, I am getting on a plane in 17 days bound for two wonderful artist residencies in Europe. In other news, I received these gloves as a gift recently; I love my family.

Tintype cat, July 2008

It takes a while to make a tintype. Prep the glass, set up your picture, get it all ready, pour the solution, run over to camera, get the picture, run back, develop it and pray. I remember John Coffer telling me a cat was not good subject matter for a tintype because you know, cats really listen and obey. This was 2008 at a tintype workshop I took with John and some other really talented folks in Dundee, NY. Except this kitty was my friend and he was ready for his closeup. The fact that the cat is almost off the frame is entirely my fault, that cat was super special. He had many toes and followed me everywhere I went for 3 days. John offered that I could take him with me if I wanted. I was pretty sure he would have been psyched about the constant supply of food, but not about the little Brooklyn apartment compared with 30 acres of fields to mouse.

Tintype of amazing cat in the grass, July 2008Positive print on treated paper of same image

Annabelle NYC has a new store!

TODAY, March 4, 2011, my old friend Anna McCraney is opening a store at 105 Stanton Street in New York. This is HUGE. If you know me or have read this blog in the past, you might know I have shot a lot of work for various lookbooks and campaigns of Anna's in the past. I might have also played a wolf in a fashion show of hers....maybe. But, I definitely am a big fan of her fashion, as well as giant fan of Anna herself. We did a special ceremony at the new store recently and I have a really good feeling this is going to work out like gangbusters for her, as well as for Melissa Lopez-Leach, her lovely Retail Manager.

Annabelle NYC
105 Stanton Street
New York, NY, 10002
Hours:
Mon - Thurs: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri - Sat: 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sun: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

I also have a print up there for sale, along with such illustrious company as Glen Baldridge, Joseph Hart, Andrea Hackman, Ryan Wallace, Ben Woodward, Leif Parsons, Jesse Goldstein, Matt Lienes, Andrew Jeffery Wright, and Isaac Lin. I am honored to be a part of Anna's inaugural retail location. GO CHECK the new store!

Here is some vintage Annabelle from 2005 at Galagapos! Remember Galapagos when it was on N6? Seems like a while ago.

Outtakes

Fashion Week is winding down here in New York. I have been on a fashion marathon; luckily they give out free water in the tents, and wine too. Working with Kelley over at Sundance Channel/Full Frontal Fashion has been a real pleasure, because she hired me to do what comes naturally, to observe and maybe to catch something someone else might not see....

millions of photographers at the Tibi show. but every show is like this. the sound of them all going at once is lovely.hair and makeup area backstage, after the train has pulled out of the station.millions of tiny birds on the bare trees in the park across from the Plaza Hotel. The sound of them chattering to eachother is magical...I hear them saying.."Spring is coming!"..."Oh, I know! I can feel it too!"Self-portrait in the ladies room at Bergdorf Goodman.