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Thoughts and writings about art, painting, and tattooing, as well as my experiments and explorations in other media such as film photography, digital photography and design, video, and more.

On The Road 12: Spring and Summer Plein Air Adventures

I’ve been so busy painting in the studio for an upcoming exhibition of all new still lifes (announcements soon!) that I forgot to post...

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Sep 7, 20162 min read

On The Road 11: New England Plein Air

At the beginning of this month I travelled back to my homeland of Connecticut, hoping for late winter weather mild enough to endure some...

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Mar 25, 20162 min read

On The Road 10: Peruvian Plein Air

Earlier this month I traveled to Peru, where I trekked to majestic Machu Picchu for the first time, documenting the epic Andes landscape...

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Sep 15, 20155 min read

On The Road 9: Detroit

Detroit is a city where the environment itself takes center stage and needs no actors, a scene and setting so ghostly unnerving that one...

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Jun 28, 20151 min read

On The Road 8: Bolivian adventures and a Diablada Mask

Here’s a poster commission I completed last year that got lost in the shuffle and forgotten about: I attempted to utilize a much looser...

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Jan 25, 20151 min read

On The Road 7

In honor of an upcoming journey back to the chaos and adventure that is South America, here are some medium format film shots from my...

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Sep 20, 20131 min read

On The Road 6

In my last few On The Road installments, I posted lots of iPhone photos from a trip across the Pacific early this year. During my stops...

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Jun 13, 20131 min read

On The Road 5.5

Adventure photos from my recent trek across the great Pacific. All images created with my iPhone 4s. I (Hawai’i) II (New Zealand)

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Mar 7, 20131 min read

On The Road 5

On a recent adventure in New Zealand I had the good fortune of staying at Solscape Eco Retreat in the hills above Raglan, overlooking the...

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Mar 2, 20131 min read

On The Road 4

A few weeks ago I spent two quick but relaxing days in the Middle Of Nowhere, rediscovering my medium format camera with some...

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Nov 13, 20121 min read

On The Road 3

Some photos from a recent adventure to the tallest peak in Europe: (iPhone 4s, Photoshop Express, Instagram filter)

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Oct 31, 20121 min read

On The Road 2.5

Galapagos Islands, August 2012, continued: III (Canon EOS 30D with Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC macro OS HSM, Photoshop) IV (Canon EOS 30D...

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Aug 25, 20121 min read

On The Road 2

I (Canon EOS 30D, with 100mm f/2.8 macro & 50mm f/1.8 standard Photoshop) II (Canon EOS 30D with Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC macro OS HSM,...

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Aug 23, 20121 min read