My Instagram feed kept alerting me to the fact that the Dalvero Academy Journey of Transformation show closed at the end of the day yesterday. My colleagues were at Mystic Seaport today picking up their work and enjoying the cold but sunny weather. And all of a sudden a moment draws to a close. Good intentions aside, […]
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With just two days left until the Dalvero Academy Journey of Transformation show ends its run at Mystic Seaport I am trying to get the last three posts up. One post a day. Sounds daunting, but then again it is the weekend. Truth be told, this print was the last to get designed and the last to […]
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The trip to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary was another first—my inaugural visit to Cape Cod. I have traveled around New England my entire life but never the Cape. While it is truly beautiful, I would advise midnight travel in the middle of the week—be warned, it is popular. The Dalvero crew spent a couple […]
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With just a few weeks left until the Journey of Transformation show ends its run at Mystic Seaport, I figured I would take the holiday lull to complete the series documenting my process on the 7 silkscreens hanging until December 18th. The course of this project weaves in and out of several trips through New England and the various spots that […]
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Yes, part two part two—the day was long, as most days having a beginning and an end are. As I mentioned in the last post, as the Charles W. Morgan broke free from the river bottom the steamboat Sabino turned around and headed back towards Mystic Seaport. Being aboard the Sabino, I had to go back as well. Having traveled along the coast […]
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It seems like only yesterday that I was sequestered in my studio working day and night on the final prints for the Dalvero Academy Journey of Transformation show currently on display at Mystic Seaport. As with so many projects, the end is never quite clear from the get go. As recent as the project coming to a close feels, the […]
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I walked on the train on Thursday, weary and undecided as to whether I would draw my captive audience. With my place by the door, I scanned around as we pulled into the next stop and people shuffled on. For a semi-crowded train the atmosphere was oddly calm. It was Thursday after all, just […]
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I took a class titled Connections during my last semester in high school. The elective was led by two of my favorite teachers. One taught Art and the other English, both focusing on “liberal” studies where the two subjects crossed pathes. Needless to say the […]
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I’ve had a fascination with locomotives, railroads, and trains in general since I was a young boy. An old photo of my father and I sitting in the middle of a circle of Lionel track—train poised for departure—after setting up a new set when I was about 3 years old was only the beginning. I […]
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It’s funny how some drawings I remember making and some I don’t. Maybe I lost this sketchbook only to find it and be reminded of times a decade ago. Usually I go searching for a sketchbook knowing that one drawing is sitting on a page, with some recollection of a day or moment that inspired […]
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