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Paris Pop Culture

July 21, 2014

Not unfamiliar to my travels and curiosities is the subject of Pop Culture. I've blogged about it before, in an LA transplant to NYC Pop-Up Gallery 1988. You may remember my Brooklyn

A Look in My Book: Space Odyssey/ Futurism

July 15, 2014

Space Odyssey/ Futurism

A look in My Book: Masters of Art

June 25, 2014

Masters of Art

A Look in My Book: Game Changers

June 25, 2014

Game Changers

A Look in My Book: The New Flapper

March 25, 2014

The New Flapper

A Look in My Book: Spring Pastels and Transparent Layers

March 25, 2014

Spring Pastels and Transparent Layers

Masters of “ARTiculture” @ the Philadelphia Horticulture Show

March 22, 2014

The first day of Spring is here. The weather is still a little frosty in New York City, but an early March weekend in Philadelphia for the horticulture show sure put a "spring" in my step.

Life Drawing: Evoking the Arrival of Spring

February 9, 2014

This winter is probably the snowiest and coldest I've seen since moving to NYC nine years ago. That's not to say it's at all similar to anything I endured growing up in Wisconsin

Chaos Assembled: Kris Kuksi “Revival”

December 21, 2013

Such a busy and frantic time of year! Why shouldn't one of my awesome, freaky, creative friends pop out of the wood work to drag me from my endless list of things to do to see

Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

December 9, 2013

Said Jean Paul Gaultier the night of Brooklyn Museum's Conversation with Jean Paul Gaultier lead by curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot. He continued to tell a story of how, as a child

Garrott Designs 2014 “Painted Ladies” Calendar

December 9, 2013

Now available for your eyes only, to brighten up your walls at home and at work: The Garrott Designs 2014 "Painted Ladies" Calendar is now available for purchase. We now have

The Visions of George Stavrinos Exhibition

November 5, 2013

I am constantly seeking opportunities to visit art shows of all kinds to glean all that I can standing before an original work. Amazingly, I also get a vibe about

Fashion Illustration; I go bonkers over it. So when I heard that one of my favorite illustrators, Samantha Hahn was doing a book signing at Rizzoli Bookstore, I high tailed it over after work to meet her.

Film Noir: A Painting Demo

July 5, 2013

Man it’s been a busy arty year so far! I just got back from Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2 in Kansas City . It was an inspiring trip that reaffirmed my desire to get more painterly with my work.

Sketchy Adventures with Cartoon People at the Natural History Museum NYC

June 23, 2013

It's been a long time since I've been to the Natty Mu, I use to sketch there pretty often but somehow my inner child got lost in the Big Apple and I've been doing other things, I guess.