Last week I had the unforgettable privilege of visiting western Texas for the first time. Not only to catch up with nearly a dozen far-flung friends in the renowned art capital of Marfa, but also to see a ton of underground music at Mexican Summer's Marfa Myths festival. It is what they call a package deal. You may have heard about Marfa, which has been blowing up the radar of alt-travelers since the 1970s, when Donald Judd claimed a hefty acreage of it to work on large scale art outside of the claustrophobic New York City scene. In the last fifteen years, it has attracted even more write-ups and attention than usual for hosting art-and-music events including Prada Marfa, Trans-Pecos at El C

"How's your new life going?" is the kind and deeply personal question I got from so many caring friends this week. The answer is: GOOD. The real answer is: GOOD, and... I sat down this morning to do a little maintenance on the one-pony-show that my new life has become. I journaled out accomplishments of last week and took heart in the fact that I did manage to accomplish a lot. It was a week of painting like crazy, brainstorming for an exciting collaboration, gallery openings, David Bowie at the Brooklyn Museum and studio visits with talented and beautiful lady painter friends Erin Welsh and Kylie Manning (whose art is featured in this post). In short, it was the kind of dream life work life