Month: September 2020

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Information

What is #100HumanChallenge?

Everybody has been disrupted by Pandemic. #100HumanChallege is something that I started–to motivate myself to draw and paint with all the social distancing measures, and to keep track of major events that are related to each create day–but everyone is welcome to participate. Follow the following simple guidelines.

  1. Draw or paint a human face or figure 
  2. Post your work on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and any other social media channel
  3. Tag your posts using #100HumanChallenge
  4. Optional: Include a sentence or two of one major (or minor) current news from your part of the world (e.g. Covid-19 case counts) 
Contemporary Realism Painting by Je
New York, NY — A portrait painting, executed from life in September 2020.

Why #100HumanChallenge

The pandemic has separated all of us, but it also has brought people together in unprecedented ways: we have been connected virtually like no other time in human history thanks to the advent of incredible communication technology. 

Artists have paved the future throughout human history with their visions of the future. As artists, we have a unique opportunity to share our world as we fight and emerge out of this pandemic. To take a part of that vision, I am recording my thoughts and progress one portrait, one figure at a time. Join me or check it out: #100humanchallenge

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Exhibitions

Little Red Lighthouse

At the near tip of Manhattan, under the George Washington Bridge, stands a famous lighthouse. It’s the Little Red Lighthouse, also known as Jeffrey’s Hook Light. It has stood there over 100 years. 

Little Red Lighthouse, Oil on Linen, 15 inches x 7 inches
Little Red Lighthouse, Oil on Linen, 15 inches x 7 inches.

I was pleasantly surprised when I accidentally discovered it over 10 years ago, hiding under the George Washington Bridge. In the years that followed, the lighthouse would become one of my favorite structures to draw and paint. Mind you, as a figurative painter, I am usually painting people, but this lighthouse has been one of the exceptions. This painting of the Little Red Lighthouse was painted from life on a beautiful sunny day. 

While painting it, many visitors wished to have a copy of it, so I dedicated time to research the best possible way to reproduce the painting. Both limited edition and open edition prints are produced from New York City. When you purchase these edition prints, you are also supporting New York Businesses.  

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Exhibition History

As the world fight the Covid-19 outbreak, I entered my Little Red Lighthouse Painting to the Northern Manhattan Art Alliance 2020 Arts Stroll Exhibition, as a way to ignite “hope” and a “way forward” as I reflect on myself, my past, my life, my family, current situation, and where I am in the world. You can download the exhibition catalog using the link below.

Northern Manhattan Art Alliance 2020 Uptown Arts Stroll Exhibition
The Little Red Lighthouse Painting was part of the Northern Manhattan Art Alliance 2020 Uptown Arts Stroll Exhibition, curated by Patricia Miranda
NoMAA HEALING AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY Exhibition CatalogDownload

Related Links

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge – A children book about the Little Red Lighthouse, written by HILDEGARDE HOYT SWIFT.

Fort Washington Park – NYC Parks describes historical information about The Little Red Lighthouse.

Wikipedia Page about The Little Red Lighthouse – Read more about the lighthouse from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.