That’s right! Rory and Hunny can now be seen at their very own blog: Rabbit Kastle dot com. Drop by and check out the pictures of their silly...
Happy New Year from ...
posted by Mr. Sid
Here we are folks…at the beginning of a new year. I for one am happy to get this year rolling. This year is already off to an awesome start – I finally built Rabbit Castle. We adopted a bonded pair of rabbits named Rory and Hunny. They are about 4 and 5 years old. They are not just cute,...
Nutcracker ’08
posted by Mr. Sid
We survived the annual Nutcracker Ballet madness this year. Kristen’s students put on a great show again for the South San Francisco Civic Ballet. It was great seeing people I only get to see once or twice a year. The most unusual thing this year was the lack of crazy parents running around...
The War Room
posted by Mr. Sid
So lately I’ve been on a personal mission to crank out as many speed paintings as I can. This last one was inspired by the film: Dr. Strangelove and took me about 4 hours from start to finish. I’m really proud of this one.
Mumbai Attacks & New Arts
posted by Mr. Sid
I spent half of my Thanksgiving holiday watching the attacks on Mumbai unfold. I was sad for all the pointless loss of life but most of all I was ANGRY. Angry as hell for unheeded warnings, angry for defiling one of my favorite cities in the world, and angry that Pakistan refuses to keep these groups in check. Mumbai is a resilient city and will be to its vibrant self soon. Much respect to the security forces who took out those bastards and freed the hostages. And even more respect to those who fought for them and died. Well, on a happier note I managed to do some more digital speed...
Hail to the Chief!
posted by Mr. Sid
A belated Happy Diwali to all. Yeah I know I’m a week late. Tonight I am typing to you as Kristen and I are sipping 16 year old MacCallan scotch. I’ll admit that my eyes are filled with tears of joy. To some, the unthinkable happened tonight. For me and many hopeful others, the next step...
Happy Durga Puja and new art!
posted by Mr. Sid
Well the Hindu festival of Durga Puja is winding down. It’s a particularly big deal for us Bengalis. The festival commemorates the victory of the Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishashura. This week I was inspired to create a stylized illustration of Her riding into battle. I don’t often work in this style and it was so much fun. Also I’ve finally gotten around to uploading more art from this year: The 4 pieces I did for my gallery show as well as a portrait of my friend...
Gandhi Jayanti 2008:...
posted by Mr. Sid
Today is of course the celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday as well as International Day of Non-Violence. I left work early today because I’m starting to get sick. Anyhow as Gandhiji’s struggle to free India resulted in people of different ethnic groups, language groups, castes and...
Art Show Reception &...
posted by Mr. Sid
My gallery show “Through Immigrant Eyes” opened Sunday, August 3rd. And it was a blast! Check out the pictures at our collective’s site at: Immigrant...
Gallery Show!
posted by Mr. Sid
I’m proud to announce my gallery show “Through Immigrant Eyes” opens this Sunday, August 3rd at A Different Day Gallery in Albany, California. The show runs through Sunday, August 31st. Proceeds from art sales and opening reception tickets are being donated to UNICEF. I’ll be showing with my good friends Michael Sacramento and JJ Jose – both are fantastic artists. I’m really proud of the paintings I’ll be showing. If you’re in the Bay Area during the month of August, please stop in and check out our work. I’ve set up ImmigrantEyes.com where you can see a preview of our show. For tickets to thereception please visit: A...