Eye of the Ego

Alan Ilagan is putting it all on display...er well not all of it but many of his beautiful photographs of the natural world in which he lives as well as Alan au naturel are on view at his upcoming show.

The Eye of the Ego is Alan's solo debut exhibit of his photography. His images are predominately focused on two subjects. One of which is his interpretation of nature. He takes the mundaneness of a dew covered leaf or dripping icicle and captures it with as much vivaciousness as his intense floral studies and compositions. The other focus of his work is a flower of another sort, the eye pleasing and intriguing artist himself in a variety of dress and undress. Having done a painting of a Speedo clad Alan myself, I can say that both subjects appeal to the artistic eye.

The Eye of the Ego begins this Friday September 5th, 5PM at the Romaine Brooks Gallery in Albany NY, as part of Albany's 1st Friday art event. If you're in the area, show Alan some love and stop by.

Romaine Brooks Gallery, Capital District Gay & Lesbian Center, 3rd Floor, 332 Hudson Ave, Albany NY 12210 (518) 462-6138 x 15

Alan Ilagan Says "Thank You"

Several weeks ago Alan Ilagan mentioned that he was a contestant in a Best Dressed Man contest for the capitol region of New York State. So I mentioned it here on my blog and encouraged readers to go vote for him. Well, Alan won! He wanted to say thanks to those of you who voted for him. I think Alan's keen sense of style made him a shoo in, after all the above pic proves he is a real fashion 'plate'.

Playing Dress Up

Alan Ilagan has got himself into a contest for the "Best Dressed Man" in New York States capital region. Alan, who graciously wrote the foreword to my book, has asked me to spread the word and drum up support for him. Alan certainly likes to play with fashion and looks good dressed all up in a suit or in the tiniest swath of material such as a Speedo.

So just take a quick moment to vote and cheer Alan on!

Article by Alan in 'EDGE'

I am happy to announce that Alan Ilagan, who I posted about recently and who wrote the forward for my book, just got an article published about me in in 'Edge'. EDGE publishes the country's leading Gay/Lesbian online local news & entertainment magazines with editions in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Fort Lauderdale, & Miami.

Alan is a freelance writer and a couple months ago interviewed me for the piece. He recently sent it out to several of the places he is often published in to coincide with the release of "Summer Moved On". He did a wonderful job. ::Hugs to Alan::

P.S. He also did a nice write up on his website about an amazing friend of his, Chris Vaeth, who will be riding in AIDS/LifeCycle in San Francisco. It's a 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles from June 3-9, 2007, that aims to help those living with HIV and AIDS. He's hoping to raise $2500.

Meet Alan Ilagan

Alan Ilagan is adept at the art of prose and the art of the pose. For those of you out there that have received your copies of “Summer Moved On” (if you've purchased from me, yes - they are in the mail!) you may have actually flipped back to the beginning and read the forward by Alan. He is a freelance writer and critic whose work has been published in Instinct, xy, Q Northeast, Windy City Times, Boston Phoenix, Metroland, and numerous web sites including Out in America, EdgeBoston.com and EdgeNewYork.com.

I've known Alan for several years through the magic oracle know as the Internet. He’s a great writer and quite a good photographer as well as a very nice person. He’s very open, and has a great energy about him and the occasional moments of wild and outrageous behavior. If you weren't aware, he is also the subject of my piece titled “Alan in Blue”, see the image above. So, yeah he is sexy too.

He’s written a nice announcement about my book on his site, www.alanilagan.com. Please check it out as well as some of the many articles he’s written, and his extensive photo albums.

UPDATE: I have fixed the link to www.alanilagan.com, sorry about that.