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You're Invited! Open Studio Tour Next Weekend

Hey everyone - exciting start to the unofficial summer thus far. Here is an event that I have chaired that would be a great event to attend to. Hope to see you all there!

YOU ARE INVITED! Come out next weekend to a walking tour that includes a viewing of art in each artist's studio, live entertainment, garden tours, pre and post parties and a couple of gallery visits! This is a great way to view a multitude of art from different mediums (we have photography, sculptures, painting, woodwork,clay works, glass works and much more!).

There are 2 trails you can take on Van Brunt and Columbia Streets with many interesting spots along the way. Go to http://www.brooklynstudiotour.com/ for more details and a complete schedule of events from Thursday evening 5/28 - Sunday 5/31.

A TOUR MAP CAN BE PRINTED HERE -> 2009 TOUR MAP - CLICK HERE

STUDIO TOUR SPONSORED BY:
Marino Photography

BWAC

Prudential Douglas Elliman

FilmsOnArtists.com

Giardini Pizzeria of Carroll Gardens

I hope to see you there. Let me know you are coming and I will find you out there!! (or you can make it easy and visit me at the Extreme Paper Studio on 160 Union St. - I will have photography displayed here and at 91-99 King Street)

Sincerely,

Dan
Brooklyn Studio Tour Chairperson
http://www.brooklynstudiotour.com/
http://www.danmarinophoto.com/

dan@danmarinophoto.com
(917) 207-2091

Dan's PIZZA ART SERIES, opening Sat May 9 in Red Hook Brooklyn

Hello Friends,

I would like to invite you to Red Hook, Brooklyn beginning this Saturday at 1PM for the opening of a 5 week art gallery exhibit titled, "The Color of Hope" by the Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition (BWAC - http://bwac.org). This is Brooklyn's largest art gallery. Free admission & complimentary hor d'oeuvres and cocktails to be served.

The show runs from Saturday May 9 - Sunday June 14 (weekends only) from 1PM - 6PM. There will be live music and entertainment on the 2nd floor and a silent art auction that concludes about 4PM with a final roll call on June 14.

I hope you are a pizza lover because when you walk through the 1st floor doors, I have a featured wall to the the right of the entrance themed, "The Art Of Pizza"! 9 pieces are on display that will tell you a story of how a perfect pizza pie is hand made, cooked and finally devoured. OK now I am hungry!

This gallery is located in an old warehouse down by the Red Hook Pier. This is an interesting space and an equally interesting area due to the amazing views from Red Hook's many piers. Look right and observe a very close-up view of the Statue of Liberty along with lower Manhattan. Look Left and see the Verrazano Bridge). Right outside the gallery sit 3 old trolley cars - these are the remains of what was left from attempts to put the trolley cars back on the streets a few years back.

I hope to see you there. The address is:

499 Van Brunt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(all the way down to the Pier, Fairway's market on the right hand side)





http://danmarinophoto.com/pizza to see "The Art of Pizza" series (I am not telling you which ones are in the show until you get to the gallery!)

Sincerely,

--Dan
dan@danmarinophoto.com
www.danmarinophoto.com
www.brooklynstudiotour.com
(917) 207-2091

Featured Artist at CollectiveArt Gallery in DUMBO, April 24-25

I will be a featured artist at the CollectiveArt Gallery (http://generalparticular.com/collective-art.html) located at 45 Main Street in DUMBO Brooklyn on April 24-25.

For those of you who have not been to DUMBO, jump on the train now - it is phenomenal and located Directly Under The Manhattan Bridge Overpass (hence the name - DUMBO - duh!)

The gallery is on the top floor of a beautiful pre-war building and is filled with windows showcasing breathtaking close-up views of the Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges, as well as picturesque NYC skyline visuals. Within itself, this gallery's views are artwork.

I hope to see you all there. Opening reception is April 24 from 7PM -10PM. Cocktails & finger foods to be served complimentary.

The gallery season is among us and kicking into full gear. I am very excited about this gallery because of the location and the collectors from NYC and Brooklyn who attend.

Stay tuned as May, June and July are packed with gallery showcases for me (http://danmarinophoto.com for more info) and I am chairing an Open Studio Tour in Carroll Gardens and Red Hook on May 30-31 (http://www.brooklynstudiotour.com).

Speak with you all soon (hopefully on April 24!)

- Dan

Featured Artist at MargaretPalca Bakes - March 30

Hello Friends,

Quick notes...



For starters, thanks for continuously looking at my Totonno's images.... I have been getting many many web hits and contact by many people who are letting me know how much they enjoy the work and are linking it to the reopen of this Pizza Haven!

Second note, I am going to be featuring 8 - 12 fine art photographs at Margaret Palca Bakes in Red Hook /Carroll Gardens Brooklyn on Columbia Street beginning on Monday March 30 for 3 weeks. This bakery serves up delicious pastries and cakes, as well as excellent coffee and gourmet sandwiches - just enough to sit back and let the taste buds do their work while your peer at my work and decide if you like it!

These images will be very much Brooklyn and NYC nostalgic as it fits the area - you will see when you get there!

The website with directions is as follows -> http://www.margaretpalcabakes.com


Once again, thanks for all of your support!

- Dan

www.danmarinophoto.com
dan@danmarinophoto.com
(917) 207-2091

Another Sad & Tragic Coney Island Event - Totonno's Fire Causes Major Damage

CHECK THESE PHOTOS OUT IN THE GALLERY HERE -> http://danmarinophoto.com/__cl/totonnos


Hello friends,


Unfortunately, another NYC, Brooklyn and Coney Island Icon have suffered a great tragedy. As Coney Island itself continues to go through numerous unresolved issues, Totonno's Napolitano Pizzeria, the oldest running family run pizzeria in Brooklyn, went on fire Saturday morning. From what the news stories say, it looks like the coal oven sparked a fire that reached the ceiling and made its way to the roof.

This small pizzeria that is still very much designed as when it first opened in 1924 is very near and dear to my heart. I have been going there for all 33 of my year s and still manage to get there every 2nd or 3rd Fridays to bring home a pie or two.

I will save a photo essay I was planning to put out here very soon for when the proposed re-opening occurs. I just convinced Cookie the owner to allow my to do a photo shoot at Totonno's which I did complete on February 19. I think that a masterful story with supporting pictures is very necessary for this almost landmark of a place and a grand re-opening which hopefully does occur is most fitting.

** SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE SHOOT **

CHECK THESE PHOTOS OUT IN THE GALLERY HERE -> http://danmarinophoto.com/__cl/totonnos

I will share some fond memories from past and present here and use some of the photos from the shoot to support it. I will also link you to my gallery so you can see all of these images now. My goal with the shoot was simple. I went into it with no pre-conceived desires; just the passion and feeling that I needed to shoot it for my own pleasure and archives. What I intended to capture were hidden treasures that uncovered themselves as I snapped the camera and focused the lens. The only design goal was to try and create a nostalgic feeling; making sure to mix in images that had an antiqued and rustic feel, really crisp BxW's and vibrant color images the visually show Totonno's in its current state today.

** MY OWN MEMORIES **

1) Nothing beats the pizza eating competitions I got into with Uncle Dennis as a young boy. Who can eat as many of these coal fired delicious thin crusted slices was the sole rule! Uncle D definitely cheated and I always let him know because he wouldn't eat the crusts!

2) I will never forget the apartment shared by my wife (then girlfriend) Vanessa and I on Bay 50th Street and Cropsey. This location pretty much made Totonno's our resident pizza haven for a few years! Can you say extra pounds!!! There many nights we would walk over the Cropsey Bridge and pop in for a white and a red.

3) To this day, I go in and ask for a medium red and a medium white only for Cookie to tell me, "We don't have medium; just small and large!" I mean seriously why I can’t remember this!

4) I vividly remember Cookie's mom sitting on the bench outside Totonno's day in and day out.

5) I will never forget finally taking my camera and having the opportunity to document this special place.


I hope this wets your apetite prior to the photo essay hopefully coming sooner rather than later. In the meantime, please enjoy the pics and let me know what you think! Leave your comments to share your memories and thoughts of Totonnos.









Regards,

Dan



CHECK THESE PHOTOS OUT IN THE GALLERY HERE -> http://danmarinophoto.com/__cl/totonnos

APW Art Gallery Opening - 3/6 Reception from 6-8PM

Hey everyone,

I am late getting this note out the door. My first art gallery opening of the season is upon us.

From Friday, March 6th through March 29, I will have 2 fine art photography abstracts on display. Interesting concept with this gallery; over 450 presenting artists showcasing work on 12 x 12 canvases. The gallery is large enough to hold thousands of pieces at this size. The theme of the show is titled, "World of Imagination".

There is an opening reception this Friday evening from 6-8PM. The gallery is located in Long Island City on Van Dam Street. I will be there for a while to check out the works, meet some of the artists and catch the overall vibe.

For more details, please check out the APW Gallery website here -> www.apwarts.com!



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As always, I appreciate all of your support! 2009 is going to be a great year! If you are reading this after 12PM, Happy Friday!

Stay tuned for more exciting news. I will be a featured artist on March 29 through the end of April; you will hear about this in a week or 2.

Feel free to contact me sooner for information!


- Dan