Close Encounters of the Kenny Scharf Kind
Kenny Scharf is a dynamic artist who emerged in the 1980s as a prominent figure in the vibrant East Village art scene. With his bold use of colors and imaginative style, Scharf quickly gained...
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2016 Kenny Scharf Bronx, NY Public Art Mural
On my way out to Pennsylvania on Sunday, I made a pitstop to finally see the Kenny Scharf Bronx, NY art wall that decorates the Third Avenue side of Krinos Foods. I’d seen glimpses...
Ride Snaps: Recent Murals, Graffiti and Street Art
While I’m out cruising around, I like to stop and take a look at murals, graffiti and street art along the way. Here are a couple bright spots from the last couple weeks. I’m not sure...
Love Wins and Other Streetart Wisdom
What someone chooses to say publicly in paint fascinates me. I feel similarly about bumper stickers. You might only have one shot at getting the attention of someone’s eyeballs and this is what you want them...
2016 Rearview: A Few of My Favorite Things So Far
Silly sights and roadside delights from the first 6 months of 2016.
Finding Art on the Royal Enfield
While on a jaunt aboard the Royal Enfield, I stopped off to get a better look at some graffiti that I’ve been ‘meaning to stop at’ for at least a year. Just think about all of...
An Unexpected Side Effect of Riding a Ural
While I was out poking around on the Ural Sunday morning, I realized that when people would see me coming down the road – they’d often smile. I picked up on it many times....
New Compelling Evidence – Cavemen Rode Motorcycles
Choppers, in fact: Scratched into the concrete of a Fort Hancock bunker, this is the work of primitive men. Cavemen, perhaps. Someone clearly took great care to share their art with the world. And...
What Is It About Harley-Davidson That Makes Them So Polarizing?
In the Town of Port Jefferson there is a parking lot that has stalls marked for motorcycle only parking. There are a few picnic tables and benches in this area to allow people to...
Day 25: It’s Like They Wrote the Graffiti Just For Me! – #29in29
……. Just a few more days until the #29in29 blog post challenge comes to a close. If you haven’t already, please stop by these participating blogs to see what they’ve been up to for...
Moto Photo: Moments Like These Never Last
Deep scribbles: the graffiti I passed on Sunday poignantly says, “Moments like these never last.”
Sights From the Road: Sag Harbor Graffiti Tribute to a Fallen Marine
The village of Sag Harbor on Long Island’s south shore is a popular destination for motorcycle riders to pass through. With it’s quaint main street America feel and windmill chamber of commerce, Sag Harbor...
Motorcycle Photo: Triumph Speed Triple – I’m Lost
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a...
Moto Photo Blog-O-Rama Meme: Great Signs on the Road
We stumbled across this sign (okay, fine it’s graffiti) in California when the GPS routed us to a road that didn’t exist anymore. I ask you – Seriously, who doesn’t love pie? 😉 Photo...
Sights from the Road: The Worst Graffiti Ever
Sometimes your travels will take you past picturesque settings of mountain ranges echoed in the glass like reflection of a lake at its feet while other times you find the beauty of something fragile in a more urban setting like a lone flower growing through a crack in the sidewalk.
River Road Train Tunnel – Then and Now
The LIRR River Road Train Tunnel near Yaphank, NY – Then and Now. Today, sadly the less than 8ft wide tunnel is riddled with really bad graffiti and garbage
In Art There is Truth
I though that this was an interesting piece of graffiti that we saw while out for a ride two nights ago. A person with a rattlecan or a bumpersticker has one shot at telling...
