The very talented Professor Gulati

Here's a drawing I did for Columbia's Blue & White Magazine. The article was about Sunil Gulati, who is a (very popular) lecturer in Economics at Columbia University and is President of the US Soccer Federation. The picture will be printed in the 'Mapril' Blue & White.

The Hair Iron

This is my hair. It's from Texas even though I'm from Ohio.

So I bought this. One cord, two ceramic heaters, and all anti-frizz.

This was what my hair should have looked like post-intervention.

This is how it turned out.

It's not all bad, I guess.

Next week I'm auditioning as an extra in The Lion King.

They said I was a natural.

New drawings

Last summer I was walking to work and picked up a leaf. This humble little leaf has been a wonderful source of inspiration. It is now a sad, faded little thing that I carefully keep in a cookie tin. Here's a sketch of one angle when it a freshly fallen.

I've hunted all through Central Park & have my own personal leaf-hunter in Ohio. Sadly, I've not yet found a leaf with such a beautifully ambiguous form. In the m

ean time I've been drawing trying to capture it at many different angles before it disintegrates into tine leaf-flecks. Below are a series of large scale (around 5' by 3') charcoal drawings on translucent paper. Eventually the work will go onto a light box frame. The drawing on the left is a work in progress; the two on the right are finished pieces.

Why, hello Spring...

Originally posted on Columbia University student blog.

Named in honor of FAPPAF friend who is quite familiar with the gentle art of greetings.

Mom Cat

Many thanks to Ronan, an artist from Ireland, for the following story.

A woman I have known for many years - Deborah - told me this story
when we met last week. Deborah is an American from Iowa, has long
bleach blonde hair, sells antique jewelry at markets in London, is in
her early fifties and has lived in the same flat in London for over 30
years. She had a cat that she called Mom for the last 15 years - whom
she loved and cherished dearly. Mom was very cute and gentle with red hair and was very popular.

Mom Cat

Mom recently passed away after a short illness. Deborah decided to bury Mom in her front garden which is very large. She roped in her pal John Boy to help and he came around one day to do the digging. John Boy is a big strong guy and works as a door man at a local bar. As John Boy dug the grave and Deborah prepared Mom for burial, a girl appeared unexpectedly from behind some bushes at the end of the long garden.

Mom Cat

Deborah described the girl as being somewhere in her early to md-twenties and as strikingly pretty with red hair that she wore in a pony tail. She also mentioned that the zipper to the girl's dress was undone. She wore high heels and was quite dressed up. Deborah reckoned that the girl was a prostitute and was also homeless and temporarily living behind the bushes at bottom of the garden. Deborah could see some blankets laid out and bags behind the bushes. The girl acted naturally and said "excuse me...what are you doing?" to Deborah and John Boy. Deborah said to her "Don't worry...we are just burying my cat". The girl goes "oh...how long did you have her?". Deborah replied "Fifteen years". The girl then said " She must have had a happy life with you...where did you get her?"