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  • Margate Mural Progress photos..

    margate Mural Progress Originally uploaded by 730N Some of you may know, I am working on a 3 walled interior mural in Margate NJ. The mural is part of a larger redesign of the 3rd floor of a beach house. The redesign is headed by JJ Fox Interior Design. Click on the photo to see…

  • A look back to a work traded a year ago.

    Traded! Originally uploaded by 730N In Pittsburgh at a street fair, I traded this piece for a graffiti inspired work from another artist. I liked the old look of the paper here, which was artificially induced. The cropping and pose of the drawing is pretty interesting as well. I didn’t sign the work on the…

  • I found canvas put out for the trash.

    Reminds me of art school! I found them down the street from us in South Philly. There was something sad about the fact that they were given up… objects at one point that were embedded with care. I took home about 12 of them. They are in surprisingly good condition. The first painting I am…

  • Swissvale Mural Wall

    Swissvale Mural Wall Originally uploaded by 730N. Putting a proposal together with eco-artist Ann Rosenthal about this site in Swissvale PA. Fingers Crossed!

  • Deleuzian Difference vs. how I’ve been thinking of “contrast” lately.

    Space as the result of process. I have been thinking about contrast in several different forms since someone asked me if I paint light to dark, or dark to light. The answer is neither. After setting up the painting, I have a process of pulling the lights and pushing the darks. I end up defining…

  • A bit more progress on the FDR painting

    A bit more progress on the FDR painting Originally uploaded by 730N. This one is proving difficult! I am still getting tripped up by the colors and nuances. Completion seems far off. Colors are varying wildly across the painting. As long it doesn’t fracture value wise, I think it could be to a good effect.…

  • Grad School?

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    I want to go. I am researching schools and programs for the next few months. If you have any suggestions that you think I should know about, please leave me a comment! Superficially, I am interested in applying to Tyler School of Art, Yale, and Upenn. I’d like to find a program that is receptive…

  • FDR park in Philadelphia | in Progress

    I am working on this painting of FDR park in South Philadelphia. It is a wintry scene and somewhat difficult to paint. Frozen ice is so subtle in its nuances. The play between the sky and ice is essential and I have a lot of work left to do. All in all, I think it…

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