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05.24.11

Borbay Video Portrait by Allan Gange Collaboration, Featured Artist | Comments
While painting the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign, Allan Gange began taping Ari Lankin and yours truly for a video project. In the following weeks, Allan and I stayed in touch. Last week, he inquired if it was cool to create A Borbay Video Portrait, flattered and impressed with his first video, it was a go. Check out his interesting video collage above, and be sure to follow Allan on Twitter.

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05.19.11

Free and Loving in Las Vegas, A Painting Adventure Thinking Out Loud | Comments
Everyone said the same thing, “You’re going to Vegas… for nine days?!” “That’s right” nine days in Vegas. Two New York City artists, painting The Strip, on-location from our easels; out to capture Hunter’s “American Dream” wrapped in corporate logos. Continue Reading...

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05.11.11

BlackBook Welcome to Vegas and a Sweet Video Shout Collaboration, General Action | Comments
While painting on day two of the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign adventure, Allan Gange stopped by to film Ari Lankin and yours truly. He was cool, asked if we minded, we didn't, so we exchanged cards and that was that. Now, we have the result, and it is beautiful... check it out. One of my favorites, BlackBook, also kindly gave my Welcome to Las Vegas Sign painting a shout on the official BlackBook Tumblr. Stand by for another exciting Vegas press announcement this week. Baby, we're gonna be up five hundy by midnight!

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05.05.11

Painting Process | The Luxor Las Vegas at Night Painting Process | Comments
The Luxor, Las Vegas, shoots a light beam into space. Space. Taking this, and the fact that we stayed there into consideration, I decided to end the trip with a Luxor painting. Having completed two intensive night paintings to date (The Woolworth and Citi Field — below), I realized it would be a true challenge within the time frame. The Woolworth from 7WTC. Citi Field. Still, I had to go for it. After the jump, a single, ten hour painting session resulting in a 20"X20" night painting. Continue Reading...

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05.04.11

Painting Process | Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas Painting Process | Comments
The Sahara hotel, slated to close forever next week, was the first location I was asked to leave. Anywhere. In the world. Despite the bike security guard being mad cool, I was shocked when we were forced out. I was offered a meeting with their marketing director... but when I went inside to meet with him, he was nowhere to be found. Classy. So we set-up, initially, here, on the very fringe of the Sahara's property (so close to a vacant lot, it was down to the map). We managed to make the best of the situation, me Ari and Jerry. After the ...

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05.03.11

Painting Process | The El Cortez Hotel, Fremont Street, Las Vegas Painting Process | Comments
Nine days in Vegas was the case that they gave me. Actually, it's the trip I booked online. Painting number two was to be a true Las Vegas experience. The El Cortez Hotel on Fremont Street — the uncovered portion (important detail). We wanted to experience the Vegas you see in the movies... from the books. So with a great deal of help from the friendly police officers and hotel security, we began our mission. This particular two day stay wasn't without some choice encounters, of course. More of that, and the process, after the jump. Continue Reading...

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05.02.11

Painting Process | Welcome To Las Vegas Sign | UPDATED Painting Process | Comments
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada! For years, this sign has been on my painting hit list. Finally, on an absurdly hot and windy pair of April Days in Vegas — it went down, and it was weird. Somehow I was able to snap this picture with nobody in front of the sign — a rarity. Particularly on our first day of smok painting went down on 4/20/2011. Holla Gilbert! It isn't just about the paint, sometimes, you have to take a minute to "Welcome Baby" — a necessary Ari Lankin thumbs up. After the jump, the full process of Vegas painting number ...

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08.31.10

Peace Project | Luis in Iraq, War and Peace Collaboration, General Action | Comments
Friend and fellow artist Jeremy Penn alerted me to a new art competition/exhibition entitled "The Peace Project". About this initiative: "What's your vision of peace? Soldiers laying down their arms? The smile of a child who's overcome the trauma of war? Picasso's famous dove? Or something more abstract yet just as powerful? That's the challenge - and promise - of The Peace Project from The Whole 9, an international collaborative art competition and exhibition created to connect peace-minded individuals everywhere. Artists from around the world, working in diverse mediums, are invited to submit their creative interpretations ...

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