Year of living loudly

This guy in some ways is the quintessential New Yorker, for better and for worse.

On July 4th, 2006, I embarked on a quest to become the pre-eminent American portrait painter of the 21st century. This blog chronicles the first year of this journey. With apologies to Joan Didion, I call it THE YEAR OF MAGICAL PAINTING.

Image of Michelle A., from Geoff Raymond's blog, part of a series of commissioned works--$2,500 each--on restaurant workers.