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1. From The Elm to The Empire: The Back Cover

   March 29, 2017
   To me the back of the book is just as important as the front. In a previous post I stated I wanted “From The Elm” to have a slight ambiguous edge. There is no title on the front or back.   It’s simply about the art. The back cover is a…

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2. From The Elm to The Empire: The Layout

   March 22, 2017
   It took a lot of planning and curation to come up with a layout I was satisfied with. I’m a visual person so it helps me to have everything drafted. When I was taking classes at SVA (back in 2006) we were taught to create mock ups of whatever comic…

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3. “We Are Dandy” Event Recap

   March 16, 2017
   Last week I attended a book signing for We Are Dandy: The Elegant Gentleman Around The World. It was at the glamorous National Arts Club in New York City. I have a great appreciation for dandy style because it’s part of my brand and one of my main passions. I…

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4. From The Elm to The Empire: The Editions

   March 14, 2017
   From The Elm to The Empire is a massive project. I created over one hundred iPad Paintings over a four year period. Because of this I’m actually publishing three editions of my artbook. The first version is called The Standard Edition. It’s a 74 page paperback book priced at $22.50…

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5. Art Video: An Ode to Childish Gambino

   March 4, 2017
   Recently I created a series of paintings inspired by Childish Gambino’s album, “Awaken, My Love!” Check out the art video behind the paintings below…

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6. From The Elm to The Empire: The Inspirations

   February 28, 2017
   Jorge Colombo, David Hockney, and Edward Hopper were my main inspirations behind the creation of this book. The layout is loosely inspired by Jorge’s artbook of iPhone paintings, New York. In it he captured his perspective of the city. I was inspired to capture New Haven and New York since…

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7. Shake Up Your Perspective, Shake Out Creativity

   February 22, 2017
   Today I’m sharing a guest blog by Larry Mager from ReadyBrain.net. Check it out below… Americans tend to categorize themselves as “creative” or “not creative”. The truth is that anyone can be creative. By changing your perspective, working within your boundaries, and changing your surroundings, you can improve your creative…

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8. From The Elm to The Empire: The Process

   February 21, 2017
   Each painting in this book was created in a variety of ways. First I chose an app on my iPad I wanted to paint with. I limited myself to Procreate, Brushes Redux, Sketchbook Pro, and ArtRage. The amount of time I had available usually dictated what app I used.  The…

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9. Revamping Old Work

   February 20, 2017
   MY current body of work revolves around Portraits, Pop Art and Landscape Art. This was not always the case though. My first entry into art was actually comics. I was inspired by Sonic The Hedgehog by Archie Comics, Marvel and DC Comics. I emulated them until I developed my own…

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10. American Fango

    February 15, 2017
    In Greenwich last week I was invited to watch the amazing indie film, American Fango. Afterward I got a chance to create some live paintings of the Director and Producer that were also in attendance. Art created using Procreate on iPad Pro.

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