Stillness in Motion

This video was selected for display as part of the Reflecting the Past/Dreaming the Future group exhibit (Sept-Dec 2024) at the Hampden Gallery at the University of Massachusetts.

It will be featured as part of the Open-Air Projections to Invite Conversation project (OPTIC) "an outdoor silent video program. This after-hours program allows the public to engage with art in a safe, outdoor setting."
In this video I explores the intersection of human presence and machine-generated space. Each short video begins with a life-drawn nude, painted on an iPad using Procreate.
I situate these figures within AI-generated interiors—sun-drenched ateliers, crumbling stairwells, imagined greenhouses—then gently animate elements like drifting leaves or a cat stirring in the background. Sometimes, the figure itself emerges in real time, stroke by stroke. These loops invite viewers to reconsider the digital nude not as disposable content, but as a moment of presence. AI here is not the subject but the frame—an ambient collaborator reimagining how we view gesture, intimacy, and context.

Postcard from Cape Cod

A quiet evening along the Cape Cod Canal, watching a boat glide beneath the Sagamore Bridge under the night sky. The perfect summer night ends with a sweet stop at Somerset Creamery—because what could be better than boats and ice cream on a warm Cape evening?

Reels

In this section, I’m sharing a selection of reels crafted around my hand-drawn paintings and sketches, created during figure-drawing sessions with live models at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Other reels can be found on my Instagram feed. To bring these works to life, I combine a range of digital tools—Procreate, Midjourney, Photoshop, Klingai, and ChatGPT. Here, AI serves not as the artist, but as a creative partner, helping me conjure unique atmospheres, unusual environments, and imagined living spaces. These digital realms add new dimensions to my drawings, inviting viewers to experience the artistry from fresh and unexpected perspectives.

Art 2 AI

Art 2 AI documents my experiment for the exhibit Out of Context, Reimagining the Figure at the Northampton Center for the Arts, where our figure drawing group explores new frontiers in depicting the human form.

Using my iPad and Procreate, I first create digital figure paintings, recorded brushstroke by brushstroke as time-lapse videos. From the final image, I generate a detailed AI-written description, which I then feed into Stable Diffusion 3 and MidJourney to produce striking reinterpretations of my original work. In AI, even a few weeks of technological leaps can feel like years in artistic evolution.

The Big E Horse Pull:
Strength and Tradition

Horse-pull event at the Big E, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Sept. 16, 2024. I’ve been photographing and filming horse pulls at fairs around the Pioneer Valley for several years, often rising early to catch these powerful competitions, which are usually the first events of the day. I’m fascinated by the raw strength of these magnificent draft horses and the intense focus of their handlers. This video captures not just the muscle and might on display, but also the deep connection between horse and human in this timeless contest of power and skill.

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Pacifico Palumbo: The Grey Gardens Collection

I interviewed and filmed good friend and painter Pacifico Palumbo about his series of oil paintings inspired by the 1975 movie Grey Gardens by Albert and David Maysles. In this conversation, Pacifico shares the story behind his fascination with the film and offers detailed insights into each painting in the series. The interview was recorded on July 15, 2024, at the Barrel Shop Gallery—Pacifico’s home, studio, and exhibition space in Colrain, Massachusetts.

You can explore and purchase many of his works on his Fine Art America page: https://tinyurl.com/PacificoGreyGardensFAA