It's been a whirlwind since my last news post, with a slew of trips back to NYC and steady progress in my Portland studio on a new large diptych Parallels, which includes ambient audio accessible via a QR code. For those of you in the NYC area, I've got a solo exhibit opening just after Labor Day on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village, with a reception on September 19th. Please contact me for details and an invitation.
My watery activities in NYC have gotten a little deeper, with the acqusition of a funky 40' flybridge boat and its private mooring on a Brooklyn creek, donated by an elderly inventor/contractor who gave it to me when I asked him if I could moor my inflatable dinghy alongside. My timing must have been good, because he was retiring to points south, so one morning he put on his suit, took his laptop, and got on a plane after handing me the keys to his boat, his van and all his tools...which led to a whole series of further waterfront escapades in the sweltering heat and humidity of summer in the city. One of them was my foolish offer to help a friend on a job he was bidding to repair damage on a barge moored nearby. I figured I'd at least be able to use my dinghy to commute to the scrapyard where the barge was moored, and indeed it also saw service as a bow thruster and escort tug shifting his 100' workboat into position. All well and good, but the trip from my Chelsea apartment to Bushwick & back on my bike and the erratic L train was a struggle at times, especially when I was lugging heavy tools and gear. On the plus side, I enjoyed getting to know some very interesting neighbors on the creek: a world renowned mural and sign company has its studio nearby, friends live aboard their WWII vintage tug across the way, environmental advocates (and wildlife) paddle by and the crew at the company where the dock is located is great.
I'll be setting up a studio there to take advantage of the situation, and I'm looking forward to starting in on a new body of work soon.
Our little Brooklyn outpost, phase II
Doing a little hot work on the creek
My wonderful gallery representation: LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
And as always, you can also contact me directly by email: info@sethtane.com and follow my occasional photo posts on: Instagram