Two Year Anniversary of Being a Professional Artist
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Exactly two years ago, I declared my independence and became a full-time "Professional Location Artist" — my longest career to-date. Since then, I've had the honor of being named Time Out New York's Most Creative New Yorker 2009, secured and delivered over 50 commissions, painted 162 canvases, and created on-location in Manhattan, Milan, Chicago, Minnesota, Las Vegas and Jamaica.
Five months into 2009, I broke my leg in an ice hockey game on the eve of my ladies birthday. It was through this forced downtime I discovered my now signature collage-painting style, which debuted last summer at Painting Resurrected, a group ...
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