Drink and Draw with Julie Torres and a Bushwick night out.

I'm on my way back to DC for a series of talks that I am moderating with the over-arching theme of collaboration, people and art making/enjoying.


Karina Skvirsky Aquilera will first speak about collaborating her practice with other people's blog practices.  Karina reads blogs and then reenacts the writings as performative pieces. Then Sharon Butler will talk about writing a blog and the collaborative process between that and her paintings, in her own words: "painter and blogger Sharon Butler will discuss the coincident occurrences, connecting principles, parallelism, and lovetivity that occur between Austin Thomas's work and Butler's paintings

The next day we will draw all day, so if you're in the DC area, please join us for some collaborative drawing fun! From the invite: Julie Torres to host an afternoon Drink 'n Draw, similar to the Collaborative Drawing Parties she organized last year. Next Saturday, February 11th from 12 - 5pm at Heiner Contemporary in DC. Come draw with us!

More description of these talks from the sites out there: In conjunction with the exhibition "Austin Thomas: Studies," Heiner Contemporary is hosting a series of salon-style events that bring members of the artistic community into the gallery for special programs. Please join us next Saturday for an afternoon of drawing and socializing! This low-key gathering encourages thoughtful, experimental collaborations between artists.

If you come, some things you might bring:

1. Stuff you like to draw with that you don't mind sharing: pens, markers, ink, pencils, water-based paints, etc.

2. Half-begun, discarded, or neglected drawings or doodles- these could provide a great starting point for someone else.

We encourage participants to abandon their usual art-making practices for one day and engage in some process-free fun. We hope to see you there!  I love it!!

Ok, lastly, out and about in Bushwick, Friday night:

Above from David Schafer - at Studio 10 a visual and sound artist.

February 3 to February 27, 2012

The crowd at Studio 10 and David Schafer's work below:

above David Schafer and below Paul D'Agostino at Norte Maar:

Paul's work above and below:

A crowd shot below, Paul above.

Let's see here there's Josette Urso and the writer Benjamin Sutton and more Paul below.

Paul above and I think this is the piece I bought!

Paul above and below:

A wall of Paul above and below, a Leslie Kerby print below, also on view at Norte Maar:

More Leslie Kerby, in another room, which I'll have to go back and photograph was Kai Vierstra (he has on view painted sculptural pieces that contain a beautifully built backstory).

Leslie Kerby above.  That's it.