“Mattina con Raffaele” (12x9 inches, oil and pencil on canvas, 2015)
A morning with my good friend Raffaele Ronca, the executive chef of Rafele Ristorante in the West Village of Manhattan, prepping something delizioso at the counter in front of his wood-burning oven. This was a moment during a practice run he was making at the restaurant before his appearance on the Food Network show “Chopped,” which he ended up winning. Bravissimo! This is one of several portraits I have done of Raffaele over the years. #heydidimodel
