New ventures, etc...

I mentioned previously that I am doing my online thing mostly on Facebook now. I am currently playing bass with Jersey Shore blues legend Chuck Lambert. We won the New Jersey Blues Challenge and went on to compete in Memphis for the International Blues Challenge 2013. Exciting stuff! Here's some of our music! I'm also working on a solo record, tentatively titled By My Self. Here's a sample! I hope to start using this blog a little more often and productively in the past couple of years so... I'll keep you posted! -AndyT

Thrice told tales

Well, Facebook has kind of taken over the blogging world. So go ahead over to http://www.facebook.com/AndyT13 and send me a friend request if you want to connect.

Annual news post

Well, I guess it's time for the semi-annual "I'm not on here much" post. Blogging is all old and busted. So 2005! Nevertheless I post the occasional news bit here.
I'm easy to find on facebook which is where I do most of my online news crap these days. At least until the next social media fad comes along. I prefer the term "Celebrity Photographer" as opposed to "Paparazzi", but I've been doing a lot of high end-y photo gigs lately. My friends Adriana Lima, Hugh Jackman will tell you:

I am remiss

I haven't been keeping up with this blog much, but I suppose I ought to start. So what's new? Lordy! I got married, moved, started a new business, playing all over the place and very happy. Life is grand and I am gratefully blessed. Hope this finds you well.

New Ports

Man, I just have no time for blogging anymore! Too many projects! Firstly I have a new Photo Portfolio HERE!

I also have a new port for my sailboat down in Sandy Hook NJ (pictured). I love the Hudson River but I need more room to cruise. I anticipte some lovely sailing this year if the weather co-operates.

So much going on!

I have so much going on these days I really can't keep track of it all. Besides work and the acoustic gigs and the painting I've been doing (none of which I've even had time to post) the photo gigs have been coming fast and furious. This weeks big deal is...Chrissie Hynde! Yes! I got a press pass to photograph The Pretenders. Psyched! I have a new portfolio up HERE
and bunches of other pix up HERE

BTW I didn't take that pic of Chrissie. It was uncredited on teh intarwebz do if it's yours...say hello! I'll credit you immediately! Thanks!

Portrait challenge

As often happens when winter comes and I taper off gigging my focus turns to art. LuAnn Dunkinson turned me onto Karin Jurick. Karin's an amazing painter and also runs a neat little thing called Different Strokes From Different Folks where she posts challenges for her fellow artists and then displays the results. Cool hunh? So I joined the recent portrait challenge. 130 artists paired up so you painted the artist who was painting you.
Here's my guy, Jerry Points:

and my painting of him:

We had three weeks and I spent about two hours on it LOL I think it shows but I'm still pretty happy with it. It's been a long long time since I did any painting at all so I'm really looking forward to doing more of these challenges! Fun!
My picture and Jerry's painting of me are HERE