50 Miles by Bike Through NYC

I just returned from the 5 Boros Bike Ride in New York City this past weekend. Although it's been a cool and rainy spring throughout our region, we caught a break and threaded the needle this past weekend with absolutely perfect weather. Sunny, mid-60s and just gorgeous.

My brother, Chris, and me in lower Manhattan at the start of the ride on Sunday. My trusty, underpaid art assistant husband, Tim, took this photo. I apologize for the super stylish sunglasses...What can I say? They were on sale.

This year, I went with my oldest brother, who traveled over from lower Michigan. We coasted down Broadway to start the ride early on Sunday morning, and after we rode back across on the Staten Island Ferry we left the Financial District and rode back up to midtown on our bikes. All told, it was about a 50-mile day. But it really wasn't that difficult with the temperate weather.

I'm excited about the source material that I gathered on this trip. I'm looking forward to incorporating these new ideas in my work in the coming months. For now, I am off to my studio to finish final preparations for my first show in less than 2 weeks down in Bethesda, Maryland. Ciao!