Luis' Billboard Textures

Aren't these wonderful? My friend Luis went on a texture hunt around Brooklyn and sent me tons of great images. This small selection shows the layered evidence of years of billboards pasted on top of one another and torn down - it appears that they may have been sanded-down as well. YUMilicious!

Art by Gail Mitchell

5+, mixed media on vellum, 2007

I would like to share some recent work by friend and former room mate while I studied at the Cooper Union in NYC. Gail Mitchell lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn and can be contacted at: gailrobin@billburg.com

One Unit,  found object assemblage, 2007

Vellum 1, mixed media and found object on vellum, 2007

Vellum 5, mixed media and found object on vellum, 2007

Gail has always been a master at collecting from the streets and shores of New York, and what's more, at re-presenting these objects in their unique glory without clutter.  The ability to edit and leave room for her subjects to breathe are what most attract me to Gail's work.