here are some more celebrities i've seen in person. see my previous post for an explanation of why i'm drawing them.
attention, lady celebrities: i need to see more of you in person (no, i mean a larger number of you). my list is a little dude-heavy. wait, does '80s rocker sebastian bach count as a guy or a girl?
i've decided to do a bunch of celebrity portraits/caricatures for my main website, ronaldpdbrandt.com, in an effort to attract some clients. i figured that, instead of choosing only my favorite famous people, i would draw every celebrity that i have seen on the streets of new york. i actually got the idea for this project when i saw david morse (always plays a cop, often a creepy one) walk past me over near lincoln center. the guy is enormous, by the way.
i saw mr. cross twice--once on a sidewalk in the east village on the day of the big blackout a few years ago, and once at niagara bar a while back. i actually approached him that time and said a quick hello-and-how-are-you, something i rarely do.
more coming soon!
this is what my little one-off comics look like when i ink them. this particular one was included in the box social show at secret project robot gallery a while back. you remember, don't you?
sure you do.
no, i'm not going out with the former first daughter--i'm going to be in a show in a gallery in chelsea, the manhattan gallery district, this february! here are the details:
"Fade Out, Black In"
Jan 31- March 1st
Opening Reception Feb 7th 6-8pm
Curated by: Zeina Assaf
Featured artists: Betty Beth Bartholomew, Ronald P. D. Brandt, Christin Couture, Stanislav Ginzburg, Christina Gundersen, Rachel Hyman, Tine Kindermann, Nina Olson
NY Studio Gallery is pleased to present Fade Out, Black In, a group exhibit dealing with the underlying currents of dark nostalgia and distant memory. From childhood fears and adolescent recollections to the tainted past, the works encompass a pitted feeling of loss, self-reflection, and turbulent dreams. While grappling with disturbing images of the past or a twisted take on reality, the artists’ work relates on an emotional level, as well as an aesthetic one.
Fade Out, Black In features mid-career and emerging artists who work in media ranging from photography and sculpture to oil painting and mixed media. Exhibiting both locally and nationally at venues like: Deitch Projects, Secret Project Robot Gallery, The RIDER Project, and St. Ann's Warehouse.
NY Studio Gallery
511 W. 25th St. #6-07 (b/t 10 & 11 Aves)
New York, NY 10001
www.nystudiogallery.com
212.627.3276
Hours: Thurs - Sat, noon - 6 pm or by appointment
well, not really--they like eating and sleeping too. but this is definitely puck and buttercup's favorite "activity": they sit on the poophouse and look out the window, watching little birds and insects go by. i like when they bob their heads at the same time--it's as if they're bopping to music that only they can hear.
this is a one-off pop-up book that i made in their honor.
to sarah and ryan: i do not think you are pathetic in real life. the pictures just sort of tell me what they're saying, after i draw them. unfortunately, i have no control over it. really.
to the rest of you: by the way, they were watching "golden girls". on DVD. now, i am not in the business of judging, mind you, as i was watching too. i just want you to be an informed audience.
