BRING IT PART 2...

I just want to stop, pause and thank everyone for all their support. 2010 was an amazing year for 'What I Saw Today,' and '11 looks to be pretty awesome too.

I get so many emails from people who started drawing, returned to drawing, or just appreciate the art of drawing, so I wanted to acknowledge that, and say it's a pleasure to open my emails every day!

Happy New Year, people! 

CHIRSTMAS EVE DINNER WITH THE WISE MEN...

at Erik Hanson's.

James Morrison

Erik Hanson

AA Bronson

Mark Jan Krayenhoff Van de Leur

LOVE IS NOW...

Or it is, according to him. Seen on the corner of Myrtle Ave. and Broadway.

THANKS JOSE O. LEMUS AT 'TODAY'S TIE' FOR THE NICE MENTION...

You can find it here.

BLACK & WHITE PORTRAITS...

Fine & Dandy Matt gave one to Enrique, and Santa commissioned one for Ji Tan!

ANOTHER KIND OF CHRISTMAS FANTASY...

(unlike 'dude, pull up your pants' fantasty). This from my new favorite book La Bohème, Die Inszenierung des Künstlers in Fotografien des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts.

From Joseph Albert, 1862

DUDE PULL YOUR PANTS UP...

it's Christmas Eve.

MICKEY BOARDMAN...

matches his Lanvin with his Lacoste @ Art Jamboree 3.

MATT SABATO CHECKS HIS MESSAGES...

romoves an eyelash.

I LOVE THOSE BOYS @ CLUMP...

They always give 200%.

Brad Calaghan works a trench...

Colin Self works a wig...

LIGHT ASYLUM & PERFUME GENIUS...

@ an undisclosed Bushwick location. Candlelit.

MATTHEW COMES OVER FOR A DRINK...

and poses.

MEANWHILE, ON THE J TRAIN...

Riley strikes a pea coat pose.

MEMORIES FROM POP-UPS PAST...

From the 'Fine & Dandy' pop-up @ Blind Barber.

I LOVE AnOther MAGAZINE...

So it's great to see this.

CHECK OUT THIS NEW VIDEO FROM MY BOYS @ BLIND BARBER...

These guys are into all kinds of cool stuff. The video is great (the gray hair is mine).

ART JAMBOREE #3 WAS AMAZING...

cuteness and talent on both sides of the tables. You need to check out the next one!

Photo by Ji Tan Haines

TWO WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS EVE-NOW'S THE TIME TO ORDER...

a $50 portrait of yourself or a 'loved one.' The portraits will be $100 starting 1/1/11 (inflation, deflation, whatever) so I suggest you get on it!

BALENCIAGNA REMIMDED ME OF HOW MUCH I USED TO LOVE...

wearing the altar boy get ups (these will be on sale @ Art Jamboree).

Cristobal Balenciagna

I Die.

So Catholic.

Who did this first? Mainbocher or CB?

Atomic.

I Die x 2.

The Lines...

Oh Fuck, a Mink Suit!

No Words for This...

HEY KIDS, IT'S 'ART JAMBOREE' TIME...

Come by this weekend and say 'hi', buy some art, get your portrait done (or order one as a gift). Last year was a blast, this one's gonna be too!

LIKE BRASSAI'S PARIS...

only the East Village, @ the Fine & Dandy Pop Up.

I KNEW DEREK @ JOE'S COFFEE (THAT'S IN MANHATTAN)...

now he's @ MAST BROTHERS looking all billyburg.

THANKS ABI & TOM FOR THE GAYLETTER SHOUT OUT...

(Abi's a princess...)

GUESS WHAT? CHRISTMAS IS 3 WEEKS FROM TOMORROW...

Hahahaha. Get a jump on it @ the DAPPER pop up tomorrow and Sunday. I'll be sketching $50 black/white portraits ($200 color) so bring yourself, your dog, a photo and start crossing shit off your list STAT!

RANDOM SHIZIT CONTINUED...

Michael, Halloween

Do you believe that was only a month ago.

Love it when kids color coordinate their shit.

RANDOM SHIZIT...

The smallest jacket, @ OAK party (may I have your jacket, sir?)

Ferrin Scott in sequins by machine dazzle.

Adrian works some brights, brown-bags it.