Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The first thing to say, without hesitation, is Thank you. Thank you for all who attended last night’s artist’s reception at St. Agnes Cemetery’s “Living Room” art gallery as part of my second-ever art show at the venue, St. Agnes Cemetery and Other Beautiful Sights. It truly and personally means a lot to me, and…
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I shouldn’t be worried at all. I’ve done this before. But honestly, I’m nervous. Today is the artist reception for new gallery show, St. Agnes Cemetery and Other Beautiful Sights. The event is at St. Agnes Cemetery’s “Living Room” art center at 48 Cemetery Avenue in Menands, just off Broadway. The artist reception runs from…
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My new art show, St. Agnes Cemetery and Other Beautiful Sights, is at St. Agnes Cemetery’s “Living Room” art center now, and runs until June 30. A reception will be held on Friday, May 12, and I hope all of you can attend. Now with that in mind, as the art show was set up,…
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Four years ago, I had my first solo photography show at the newly-renovated St. Agnes Cemetery “Living Room” art center. It was a tremendous success, and many of my framed photos found new homes. So when St. Agnes Cemetery historian Kelly Grimaldi asked me if I would be interested in having another art show at…
Read MoreI can’t believe it’s been two years since the last time I had a solo art show. And now I’m doing it again. Starting tomorrow, and running until July 7, the Spectrum 8 theater on Delaware Avenue in Albany will host several of my art pieces in their theater lobby. The artworks, which includes the…
Read MoreIt doesn’t seem like the time has passed. But last year, I made arrangements with the Spectrum 8 theater to present my artworks for a six-week exhibition in their movie lobby. And this week, I’ve inventoried my pictures, made sure all of them are framed and matted and mounted and ready. Ten artworks, including classics…
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I’m one of those people who prepare waaaaaaaaaay ahead of time for an event. And with that in mind, I’ve been crafting my dozen artworks for my upcoming gallery show at the Spectrum 8 theater. The show, which still doesn’t have a title as of yet, will feature signed and dated ready-to-display prints of some…
Read MoreIn 2013, I had my first gallery art show, “A Dream in the Dash,” featuring several of my artworks and photographs. The show was the opening event in the St. Agnes Cemetery “Living Room” art gallery, and by all accounts the show was a tremendous success. So… what if I could have another art show? …
Read MoreWow. Seventy-five levels of wow. It’s Friday afternoon and I’m still trying to get my nerves down. I’ve received kind words of encouragement from friends, co-workers, blog readers and the like, but I’m still nervous about everything. “A Dream in the Dash,” my solo art show, debuted yesterday at St. Agnes Cemetery’s new “Living Room”…
Read MoreThere are moments in my life where I can’t believe how things have turned out. You’ve read my blog and you know many of them, both the good and the bad. You know when I’ve been happy, and you know when I’ve been somber. Today I can be happy. This is the first day of…
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