David visits artist Ryan Mc Ginness in his New York city studio yesterday.

Yesterday reached a high of zero degrees in New York city - Egan ice man enjoyed the chill on a Chelsea sidewalk.

David has been getting around New York for the past few weeks and is enjoying the city buzz.

View from the mezzanine level of  Egan's studio.

Two large works in progress await inspiration from David's sketch book.

Large canvas in progress - inside the Egan Studio, November 2009.

David is off to New York this week in connection with his art. Pictured:'Side Walk Stuff' part of a recent assignment following studies at the Australian Centre for Photography.

Cardboard only, well almost - just a little acrylic added.

Eldest son, Conor wonders "what's this stuff called art ?" Photo: Egan Studio, Sydney 2007.