huge inspiration

Often I get asked about my inspirations, about what inspires to me to make the paintings that I do. There is never just one element that make me tick creatively, but I have to say that water is a big one.
Here are some photos of me surfing in New York. Although I am not yet the poster child for Roxy, I love this sport as it is one of the more difficult ones and the most rewarding.

I went out two times that beautiful day, in the morning and then a little later in the afternoon after my chickpea salad breakfast and some sunbathing. The first time I was on my board (6'10", pictured above) and the second time a fellow ocean lover let me borrow their longboard (8', pictured in the "action" pics).

Then in the evening I did some Power Vinyassa yoga. I call that a fulfilling day!

Photo courtesy: Bob Arkow

contrast art show photos!

So the 3rd installation of the Contrast Art Show over this past weekend was awesome. I think this was the best outcome yet. There were many great guests, artists, and I could go on. The live body painting proved to be extra interesting this time around as well, but in order to keep this blog "safe" I will not post any pics of the daring activities...

There is a plethora of pics from the show, and here are some from my corner.
I put in four original paintings. Two were from the mannequin series, one fishboard from the surf series, and one brand new painting. My set-up also included four prints.

the artwork on the wall

prints + promo materials

me conversing

and all these are the business cards I made for the show: old school in CMYK.

barrels of pickle soup

oil & graphite on wood. 11in x 34in
Initially this piece was supposed to be more grey than green, but since it worked I left it alone.
Pickle soup is an actual soup in Poland. You make it like any other soup, but the main ingredient and taste is shredded pickles! It's delicious, its a bit tart, a bit creamy, and a bit green.

waiting at red tide

a new piece. oil & graphite on wood.
The hardest part was choosing the right colors for each element, as they all fall in the same analogous spectrum. Waiting and glazing were crucial in the process.
'Red tide' is an interesting water phenomenon, an algal bloom, where in some cases it gives the ocean a red-brown hue, sort of blood like. Seeing waves that color is surreal, and swimming in it is... 'fuzzy'.