November 1, 2007 – As a passer-by admires his work, Eric Kluin, a Newbury St. artist in Boston, MA, shades salmon colored pastel into the woman figure he has been working on for three years. Having worked on most of his artwork for years at a time, he says that he knows a piece is complete, “When someone walks by and decides they want it.” Having used the sidewalk as his studio for 12 years, without a gallery to exhibit his creations, he is forced to sell his work for cheaper than he would like. On average, his artwork sells for $300 to passers-buyers.
November 1, 2007 – Former University of Michigan art student, Eric Kluin, is found working outside of Sonsie on Newbury St. in Boston, MA, every day of the week throughout most of the year. Kluin has considered the sidewalk his studio for 12 years, since the restaurant’s grand opening. Kluin came to Brookline, MA, where he currently resides in a tiny studio, after being convinced to move to the Boston area by a woman heroin addict whom he met at a halfway house in Arizona. He no longer stays in touch with his former traveling friend.
November 1, 2007 – After delicate application of salmon colored pastel to a piece of artwork he has labored over for three years, Eric Kluin, an artist often found outside of the restaurant Sonsie on Newbury St. in Boston, MA, gently blends the color into the canvas to shade the side of his character’s leg. Kluin often fears overworking a piece and claims it is one of the most frustrating aspects of being an artist. The piece he is working on is inspired by tarot cards and is being created due to the suggestion of a friend.
November 1, 2007 – The rugged hands of Eric Kluin blend salmon pastel into the leg of a woman figure he has drawn here on Newbury St. in Boston, MA. Kluin works on the sidewalk every day of the week, three seasons out of the year. On the hot days of spring and summer, he is often seen without a shirt; during the fall, he says that he fears winter. In jest he mentions, “ In the winter, I hope for spring.”
November 1, 2007 – An easel and art supplies, belonging to Eric Kluin, sit outside of Sonsie on Newbury St., Boston, MA, and wait for the artist to get back from a coffee break. With two empty cups hidden behind the black crates, Kluin requires a lot of caffeine to keep him going as he works. The artist strategically stations himself close to both a Starbucks and an art supply store.
November 1, 2007 – As a passer-by admires his work, Eric Kluin, a Newbury St. artist in Boston, MA, shades salmon colored pastel into the woman figure he has been working on for three years. Having worked on most of his artwork for years at a time, he says that he knows a piece is complete, “When someone walks by and decides they want it.” Having used the sidewalk as his studio for 12 years, without a gallery to exhibit his creations, he is forced to sell his work for cheaper than he would like. On average, his artwork sells for $300 to passers-buyers.
November 1, 2007 – Former University of Michigan art student, Eric Kluin, is found working outside of Sonsie on Newbury St. in Boston, MA, every day of the week throughout most of the year. Kluin has considered the sidewalk his studio for 12 years, since the restaurant’s grand opening. Kluin came to Brookline, MA, where he currently resides in a tiny studio, after being convinced to move to the Boston area by a woman heroin addict whom he met at a halfway house in Arizona. He no longer stays in touch with his former traveling friend.
November 1, 2007 – After delicate application of salmon colored pastel to a piece of artwork he has labored over for three years, Eric Kluin, an artist often found outside of the restaurant Sonsie on Newbury St. in Boston, MA, gently blends the color into the canvas to shade the side of his character’s leg. Kluin often fears overworking a piece and claims it is one of the most frustrating aspects of being an artist. The piece he is working on is inspired by tarot cards and is being created due to the suggestion of a friend.
November 1, 2007 – The rugged hands of Eric Kluin blend salmon pastel into the leg of a woman figure he has drawn here on Newbury St. in Boston, MA. Kluin works on the sidewalk every day of the week, three seasons out of the year. On the hot days of spring and summer, he is often seen without a shirt; during the fall, he says that he fears winter. In jest he mentions, “ In the winter, I hope for spring.”
November 1, 2007 – An easel and art supplies, belonging to Eric Kluin, sit outside of Sonsie on Newbury St., Boston, MA, and wait for the artist to get back from a coffee break. With two empty cups hidden behind the black crates, Kluin requires a lot of caffeine to keep him going as he works. The artist strategically stations himself close to both a Starbucks and an art supply store.
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