Angouleme- Flood2

More visions of Angouleme

on the way to the Musee de B.D.

everybody gets into the comics vibe...so many shop keepers have beautifully decorated windows!

The AMAZING Les Halles (old covered market) of Angouleme...conveniently located next to where i was set up!

the Musee de B.D...

Angouleme up, musee de b.d. over the bridge

Hugo Pratt sculpture of Corto Maltese standing guard in front of the Musee de B.D.

Angouleme comics festival FLOOD 1

Hey, still in Paris and having a great and extremely busy time. Angouleme was a truly amazing comics festival. The French comic culture is astounding and the way the town is involved with the whole comic scene is something special. But, the art dealing/collecting culture is VERY different from ours in the U.S. Most if not all the major art dealers have proper art galleries. Most of them have ground level spaces in Paris, and out of at least 5 major comic art galleries in Paris...only 1 sets up at Angouleme! So,
there aren't a lot of art customers walking around on a consistent basis. As a result, i did OK...but nothing spectacular in terms of biz. Still, there were many things that i enjoyed about the show. Seeing friends, meeting customers for the first time, having my great buddy Massimo Cuomo (a collector from Roma) come join me to help in the stand. and the FOOD!! We were right next to Les Halles, the classic covered food market of Angouleme. and there were some very nice stands in there!

So, I will begin with pictures from Angouleme, and move towards the Convention days, and then my trip to Paris.

Hugo Pratt's immortal Corto Maltese...

and more....

a collaboration with Gilbert Shelton...from the Musee de B.D.

why not set up a part of the comic festival inside an old church? fabulous!!!!

airport metro station

a nice street!

truffles on toast!

say no more!

beautiful Angouleme!

you guessed it...more food!

many many more posts to continue!

New York COMIC CON 2012

Some fun pix from the show...art, people, characters...it's all good. We had a very good show, saw lots of old friends, made some new ones, and of course did some great biz!

U.S. Open TENNIS

Great day at the tourney....just came across these pix from that epic day!
We saw some great matches, and fully enjoyed the wonderful grounds and facilities of the U.S. open!

Summer Streets- bike day!

They closed the stretch of Park Ave, all the way down into Lafayette St to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Marcia and I chilling on 51st ST?? enjoying a cuppa joe.

lots of fun....

the bypass at 42nd st. really cool feeling to be up there on a bike

over the shoulder shot of Marcia!

Home NYC- foodie stuff (summer 2012)

Pizza Bianca about to go into the oven at the new Sullivan St Bakery on 9th ave & 24th-25th st

the finished yummy product

Chelsea market...The Lobster Place. Yes...we had them shuck a dozen! mmmmmmm

Diver Scallops

just waiting to be enjoyed

a few minutes later...enjoying some white wine and delish fresh seafood in the Chelsea Markt

flood4 (L.A. summer 2012)

Me and my bro Evan at the Japanese gardens in front of the Veterans 3 par golf course

more of the Japanese gardens...don't worry, no golf pix...it's toooooo scary

Scallop ceviche

Lunch with my middle school friend Nina and our families and friends (Santa Monica)

i spotted this at a friends house! wow...vintage wall mounted piece about 4 ft high!

Malibu! Point Dume beach

Lena hiking down to the beach

heading on in

yep...it's good there

This rock formation looks like a city skyline!!

what a beach!

the family chillin

ok ok...i love the beach

the view from Duke's....a nice dinner to follow