This profile article is from the June issue of MAIN STREET Magazine by CB Wismar. It includes my background on how and
why I became an artist and discusses the many different phases of my career. Such as my first art class in kindergarten, my
early attempts at sign-painting and how it brought me to mural painting, my sculpture, curating, public art, travels to Cuba and
25 other countires, and photography.
I have several large Shadowman photos included in a group memorial show on Richrd Hambleton at ACA GALLERIES -
529 W. 20 st, Chelsea, NY until Sept 2018. for more info contact me at 845-516-4758. These photos are from my book
on Hambleton's shadow painting he did in NYC and Europe. The book is NightLife. available from the artist- $25.
signed and tax included.
SHADOWMAN, a new documentary film by Oren Jacoby. The 90 feature film follows the pioneer street artist, Richard
Hambleton from his early days from when he first arrived in NYC from Vanvouver Canada. He began painting black
shadow figures all over Soho, Tribeca and the East Village during the cover of darkness. He painted hundreds of them
and they scared the daylights out of passersby. Franc Palaia, of Rhinebeck, was the first person to photograph this
important street art series and has 30 of his shadow photographs in the Shadowman film. Shadowman was screened at
he Tribeca Film Festival last year to rave reviews. My book, NightLife, the Shadow Paintings of Richard Hambleton,
chronicles over 75 of these shadow paintings. Signed copies of the full color book are available for $25.plus shipping.
Contact Franc at Francpalaia1@gmail for more information about the book and film screenings of Shadowman in the
Hudson Valley. The director Oren Jacoby and Franc Palaia will be at the screenings to introduce the film.
The Historic Hyde Park mural measures 12’x 50’ and celebrates the many important historic sites in this small Dutchess County town,
the hometown of FDR. The mural imagery includes, the FDR Library and Museum, (the first presidential Library in the USA), the
Vanderbilt Mansion, the iconic Eveready Diner sign, Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt’s House and Museum, the popular Farmer’s Market,
The annual Fourth of July parade, St. James Chapel, the FDR commissioned Post Office, the Culinary Institute of America and the
Hyde ParkDriv e-In theatre, one of the few remaining and operating Drive-Ins in America. Along the bottom of the mural are yellow
daffodils and flowers that bloom every Spring along Route 9 through most of the town.
Mural location,- Route 9 and Pinewoods Rd.
