My Morning Chocolate

If there is one thing I enjoy as much as art, and maybe watching football on a sunday, it is food. It comes as no surprise, as I am almost always hungry and absolutely love to eat. Being in transition, having moved from New York to Baltimore, I have yet to properly set up my painting studio. During a brief hiatus from painting until I finish setting up my workspace, I welcomed the opportunity to offer my graphic design assistance to a food blog. Having spent 4 years of tuition money on a computer graphics degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology, I'm always excited to dust off my graphic design skills and put my college education to use.

Designing the blog banner for "My Morning Chocolate" - a site for writings on food experiences, with references to travel and books, and an offering of interesting cooking recipes - I was able to have some fun with Photoshop and Illustrator, and realized that old skills come back fast...

Now to finish up my studio so I can start painting again... maybe after a snack first as I feel myself getting hungry.

www.mymorningchocolate.com - "Writing, Experiments, and Adventures in Food"

Via Baltimore

"In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is." (Simon Hoggart)

As an artist who just moved from New York to Baltimore with my wife, I'm unsure what the city's natives tell people. At this current moment, I have no job to speak of, do not possess any riches, and find my monthly rent nothing to brag about. However, I am eager to learn and familiarize myself with this Baltimore Art scene I'm now immersed in.

I look forward to continuing my growth as a painter here in Baltimore... unfortunately minus the subway system and a professional basketball team. But at least this city bred the curious mind of John Waters... maybe that will be the first thing I tell people.

"Someone like you" oil on canvas - first painting completed in Baltimore