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This New York cityscape is based on a photo I took last year while wandering through the East Village, shooting street scenes and architecture along the Bowery before heading over to SoHo for a slice of thin crust and a beer at Spring Street Lounge. That stretch of downtown Manhattan has always captivated me — the original buildings and rooftop ...

This new abstract cityscape painting is based on a photo I took of a building adjacent to the Denver Art Museum last year. To my surprise, Denver has some really great architecture - new modern buildings with abstract shapes like this one and the art museum, as well as a lot of original heritage buildings from the 1800s still standing. Intentional design and art is a prominen...

It's been a really exciting year for my art in multiple ways. I'm grateful that I continue to have a studio and creative space to make art along with my good friend Eric Weinstein. My 2025 highlights are below. Click on the images to view full size.

New painting: “The Blue Memory of Distance”, oil on canvas, 24x30, 2025. This piece began as a cityscape but evolved into an abstract composition that still hints at architectural forms. I experimented with the color palette and used different techniques to create distinct textures throughout the painting. The painting's title references Rebecca Solnit's essay "The B...

I’m very grateful and thankful that both people I know, and don’t know, have given my art new homes recently. It’s been fun to share my work with the public at three different shows this past month. Thanks also to everyone who has stopped by to view my art and chat about art, or even to like or share my art on social media. It means a lot. October 2025 marks 30 years of makin...