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I donated this print to an auction at Sites Gallery   to benefit Peconic Green Growth.  This organization works to keep clean water available to the people  in Eastern Long Island.  There are many vineyards in Eastern Long Island.  I call this piece "Night In The Vineyard."  Etching, aquatint, chine colle. 

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I met a Czech printmaker who speaks and reads Slovak.  She told me that her grandchildren also read in Slovak and are learning to read in English.  So I gave her two Pony Pal books - one in Slovak and one in English.  This is the thank you note she left for me at Manhattan Graphics Center where two of her prints were on exhibit and where I do copper plate print making.  Notice the clever envelope she folded from a colorful page in the newspaper.  She did not use any glue or tape to make it.  Can you see the clever drawing she did of a pony on her thank you note?

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 The stars of this film are third graders from Manhattan School For Childen who ask me interesting questions.  Watch this video and you will also find out what what I have in my small black notebook.  Think, turtle.  Nicole Betancourt produced and shot the film, Bray Poor composed and produced the music, and Irene Kassow edited.   You may recognize the third graders.  Many of them were in the Wishes video.  

What Do Kids Wish For?

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This camel and many more animals, including a pony, were blessed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.  There were dancers, a huge chorus, and the sound of the great organ at this annual service.  Many people brought their own pets.  The man sitting next to me had his two large turtles in a cat box.  My granddaughter and her friend brought a cute little dog named Max for a blessing.  I especially liked the black swans that were carried in the procession and the woman who came down the aisle with a beautiful, large green and red parrot on her shoulder.  

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Manuela Soares has finished the recipes.  Last minute edits - done.  Last painting - done.  Look for a December pub date for dozens of recipes and my 25+ oil painting illustrations.  All based on fresh produce from the farm stands on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

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Pony Pals are now in Slovakia.  Here is the cover for I Want A Pony. Pony Pals #2,3, & 4 will also be published in Slovak.   There are Pony Pals everywhere. 

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Oil on canvas.  12" by 24"

This way of cooking rhubarb results in a firm texture for the rhubarb in a bath of thick syrup. Remove leaves and ends of rhubarb stalks and wash.  Cut stalks into 1 – 2 inch pieces. Toss with sugar, using aa four to one ratio for rhubarb to sugar. You could add one to two tablespoons of water, but we don’t use any.Cook in heavy saucepan over low to medium heat until the rhubarb becomes tender without losing its form. Ten minutes or less should do it. Remove cooked rhubarb with slotted spoon to a serving or storage bowl. Raise heat and cook down liquid to a syrupy consistency. Pour over cooked rhubarb. Keep in refrigerator to use with yogurt, over ice cream, or under whipped cream. Yum.

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Spending many hours in the Lower East Side Printshop.  This etching is based on a drawing I did in vineyard on Peconic Road on the North Fork of Long Island at the early spring.  Etching, drypoint, aquatint.  8" by 10"

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