It’s been an intense October. As the paint flies and the leaves color, crisp and fall — here’s what’s happening in my world… and beyond.

1. Enoch Malachi Thompson

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story kid.” Wise words from Steve Buscemi’s Nucky Thompson — the politician with a heart of gold. For years I’ve wanted to paint ‘The Busc’ — and along came Boardwalk Empire.

• Here’s my Nucky
• Did you know the real Enoch was a Johnson?

2. Painting Pepsi

Perched majestically on the East River in front of an intentionally cantilevered building sits the storied Pepsi Cola Sign. I was commissioned to paint it from Long Island City facing Manhattan.

• Here’s my take on the Pepsi Sign
• Which hit the Curbed Wire
• Oh, and was the sign Joan Crawford’s revenge?

3. In Louvre With Nucky

That time my Nucky was meme’d by a fan… and it felt real.

4. Everything is Sharp

Every six months or so, I hire an expert photographer to catalogue my work… last week, Paul Takeuchi of ‘Art Slides NYC’ came by the studio and did an exceptional job — here’s what he snapped:

• Antiheroes Nucky, Dexter, Draper and Soprano
• Futurists Domino, Sutton Place and Central Park
• Recently sold Kick Ass Actor Uma
• My Self Portrait
• Kings of Hip Hop Diddy, Eminem, Snoop and
• Oh, and The Pink Guggenheim

5. In Closing

Here are some of my favorite things from October:

• This amazing Guggenheim Timeline
• Art gets The Onion treatment (in a world of invisible art sales)
• When a collection hits the auction block
• Best. Gif. Ever.
• 350,000 Percent appreciation? It’s a Wooly art world

If you have any questions about my work, process or market — don’t hesitate to drop me a note. Thank you for being here. If you’d like to receive these updates direct-to-your-inbox as they happen, hit me up.

Coming up? Portraits of The Boss… and Jesus.

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