I think I am now an olds. But with good skin. I live in the East Village. I have two daughters, two cats and one husband. My husband is a dread from Jamaica and speaks to all of us, cats included, in deep patois. Always. Yuh done noh whattagwan, seen? Marriage to an immigrant who refuses to assimilate is a constant source of amusement and inspiration. And occasionally extreme irritation.Tumblr (3.0; @vhmckenzie)http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3170d4d2d4aafecaee70f71f26cdd3ea/tumblr_mn6hbdLdFw1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66d00106ac6d44cbdd980b0cd0d835a0/tumblr_mn6hbdLdFw1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f74de75efd7fcab0d14bf8fea4c0a4a/tumblr_mn6hbdLdFw1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151606864/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-woman?ref=shop_home_active">NYC Subway No. 17</a></p> <p>4” x 4”x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/51039433592http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/51039433592Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:37 -0400artfinfearnycNYC Paintingnyc subway<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1142a24f3adc55fc35bad2dc7ef82280/tumblr_mn1xrw9JIr1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d1f8d7459360c016d7e9928c2d69fc9/tumblr_mn1xrw9JIr1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d90bf9cc7d330efb2e3d1ab02633e4d8/tumblr_mn1xrw9JIr1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151600038/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-subway">NYC Subway No. 16</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824877625http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824877625Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:08 -0400artfineartNYC Paintingnycnyc subwayvhmckenzie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9426f5ceb9de6f71461f3bceaa3a02a6/tumblr_mn1xp3rZFi1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad6dcf5ca0eecc00394e937c634869e4/tumblr_mn1xp3rZFi1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2dfb39cb16ef295be4c1a60d0df6ad97/tumblr_mn1xp3rZFi1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151422521/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-woman">NYC Subway No. 15</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824755242http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824755242Sun, 19 May 2013 11:29:27 -0400artfineartNYC Paintingnyc subwayvhmckenzie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5e3b6475dc0d4c774fedb380cdbdcc9/tumblr_mn1xlgnaDn1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b305d5ce9f3d7d1c3d9f22f1fb0b71d/tumblr_mn1xlgnaDn1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/17cf73d9b8480e8cb60bc94bc32a3c6b/tumblr_mn1xlgnaDn1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/151350934/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-woman">NYC Subway No. 14</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824608865http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824608865Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:16 -0400artfineartNYC Paintingnyc subwayvhmckenzie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d41471ec2dd84fd909cb37eee9bd5315/tumblr_mn1xhgE2km1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5aa452f86472c809f71b7f22456f7660/tumblr_mn1xhgE2km1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aea48808ca2be4286bcfb14c775bc312/tumblr_mn1xhgE2km1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/126775587/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-2-women">NYC Subway No. 13</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824445415http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824445415Sun, 19 May 2013 11:24:00 -0400artfineartNYC Paintingnyc subwayvhmckenzie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04f1ceb70d6d6e1314f4aa83a5a444b0/tumblr_mn1xedNVgw1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d690c32bd486073a869e5f225e06c79b/tumblr_mn1xedNVgw1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca15f0b8320c22ce7334ab2544906e28/tumblr_mn1xedNVgw1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126682896/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-iphone">NYC Subway No. 12</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824325718http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50824325718Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/82c4d64a02245def39266ef818bafb30/tumblr_mn1wv6PEd11qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d28a56892f2479fe21267676a33472f/tumblr_mn1wv6PEd11qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9dcd650197c21e78ed1c5a76573252f/tumblr_mn1wv6PEd11qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/126679875/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-man">NYC Subway No. 11</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50823571953http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50823571953Sun, 19 May 2013 11:11:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/93298f9f3f86eeae46e56dfe84d42885/tumblr_mn1wrsbGOi1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/624e7d92b8ef0d70ad5ee82f179b1c7e/tumblr_mn1wrsbGOi1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/855ac8d1bc52ed87f8cbbf26f37543dc/tumblr_mn1wrsbGOi1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/117438050/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-man">NYC Subway No. 10</a></p> <p>4” x  4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50823440546http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/50823440546Sun, 19 May 2013 11:09:28 -0400nail artartNYC Paintingnyc subwaynycvhmckenzie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57062dbfdc1fd97e62d4e6d828ebf2c2/tumblr_mk0itqQBQe1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e389a44eba4cdd3adbd6be8ee4d4644/tumblr_mk0itqQBQe1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1423072a033842fcee4f1ad3bed467ca/tumblr_mk0itqQBQe1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/115587709/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-woman">NYC Subway No. 9</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/45911215280http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/45911215280Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:29:50 -0400artpaintingNYC Paintingnyc subwayvhmckenzie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3140677fb7bdf7fad936b3f2f1090ff3/tumblr_mi24fuRm5W1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb2c587667d748e9fa2039a9265c3db7/tumblr_mi24fuRm5W1qfjb7qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ba14f6652d0d93cdc39b032080c9156/tumblr_mi24fuRm5W1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Three Little Birds —-</p> <p>These little creatures are among  the ten paintings I’ve submitted to the upcoming <a href="http://www.single-fare.com/information.html">Single Fare 3</a> art exhibit, at the RH Gallery, 137 Duane Street in Manhattan. All works are painted on, or created with, NYC Metro Cards. Yeah, I’m ready for that…..</p> <p>The opening reception is Wednesday, February 13, 2003 and runs through February 22.</p> <p>More of my paintings <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vhmckenzie">here.</a></p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/42838924696http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/42838924696Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:07:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f0c495bf43563854ebb46c3ef8a8ffc/tumblr_mhzfbgnIBw1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My contribution to an East Village issue — please re-blog and follow </p> <h2 class="username"><span class="screen-name">@No7ElevenNYC</span> </h2>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/42715525871http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/42715525871Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:09:00 -0500nycchainseast villagevhmckenzie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e5c6b2f9a72d666483ab44c7be73b33/tumblr_mg9g7fHrg31qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/114689645/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-coffee">Subway Card NYC Coffee Cup No. 2</a></p> <p>2” x 3.25” oil on metro card</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/39930130407http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/39930130407Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:57:15 -0500artnycMetroCardpaintingcoffee<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ea968184b6ec6a19b8fd85b083273e45/tumblr_mfpgv0bKqb1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/your/listings/114680847">Subway Card Chrysler Building No. 12</a></p> <p><em>2” x 3.25” oil on metro card</em></p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/38971780955http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/38971780955Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:59:23 -0500artnycsubwaymetrocardoil painting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e31a85bf8e2b6a41f28a775bef4d767/tumblr_mem2dy2sUd1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1db2858484e11b31b9d9514553c2f4fb/tumblr_mem2dy2sUd1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/114681796/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-empire">Subway Card Empire State Building No. 11</a></p> <p>2” x 3.25” oil on Metro Card</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/37330074304http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/37330074304Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:20:22 -0500artoil paintingnycmetro cardEmpire State Building<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meie8rdxhM1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meie8rdxhM1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/114678896/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-yellow">Subway Card NYC Taxi No. 13</a></p> <p><em>2” x 3.25” oil on Metro Card</em></p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/37185797663http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/37185797663Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:46:03 -0500artpaintingtaxinycmetrocardvhmckenzie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mee2kibPih1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mee2kibPih1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115485858/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-woman">NYC Subway No. 8</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/37011368038http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/37011368038Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:43:30 -0500artoil paintingsubwaynyc<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7bmasxXx1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me7bmasxXx1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="As%20always,%20ready%20to%20hang:">NYC Subway No. 7</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36737588736http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36737588736Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:15:46 -0500artoil paintingNew York Citysubwaymetro<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me3j64y5yX1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me3j64y5yX1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/115461412/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-woman">NYC Subway No. 6</a></p> <p>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36589189412http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36589189412Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:08:27 -0500artoil paintingnycsubwaymetrovhmckenzie<p>Hey Leebasays — thanks for the note!</p> <p>Like any self-respecting, yet self-mocking, artist — I do have an Etsy shop:</p> <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vhmckenzie?ref=si_shop"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vhmckenzie?ref=si_shop">http://www.etsy.com/shop/vhmckenzie?ref=si_shop</a></a></p> <p>Please come shop around, prices start at $10.</p> <p>Btw - if you click on the title captions of my tumblr art item posts, they should link you right to the listing in Etsy.</p> <p>Hope you find something to your liking……….!</p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36545190337http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36545190337Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:43:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me2cihdMxW1qfjb7qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me2cihdMxW1qfjb7qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/115397112/art-oil-painting-new-york-city-women">NYC Subway No. 5</a></p> <p><em>4” x 4” x 1.5” oil on cedar wood block</em></p>http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36540659717http://vhmckenzie.tumblr.com/post/36540659717Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:47:05 -0500nycartpaintingoil paintingsubway