Last night, February 3rd, was the opening night for the newly relocated DFN Gallery. After having previously been located in Soho, and in Chelsea, DFN now takes residence on the Upper East Side, where its modern works refresh the local art scene.

The energy filled opening, titled Looks Good on Paper offers a broad range of works from over forty different artists. Being works on paper, the general scale of the pieces were mostly on the smaller side, but the consistent media did not limit variety at the show. Many of the pieces carried themes of beautiful imagery, inspiration seeming to come from a blend of everyday life as well as the fantastical. Some of the artists featured include Vincent Desiderio, Steve Shaheen, and Joan Semmel.

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Jordan Wolfson, Reclining Nude III, 2010, ink and acrylic on paper.

Joan Semmel, Pencil Study from 'Centered,' 2003, pencil on paper.

DFN Galley
74 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075

Several weeks ago, I was invited to join my girlfriend’s family for an evening at the Bethel Woods Arts Center. The New York Philharmonic performed a special a 4th of July Concert featuring Joyce Yang on piano. It was a joyful evening of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and other classical greats.

The Bethel Woods Arts Center is located on the site of the famous Woodstock concert which was held on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre dairy farm. The modern concert hall that now stands there is one of the most beautiful outdoor concert stages I’ve seen.

As the sun set, and the orchestra began to play, I took out my pad and pen and sketched the scene before me until it got too dark to see. I was able to get everything but the front seats, which I just finished after a busy few weeks back at the studio.

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