Morning On The Beach

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 8"

The Caribbean
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There were days in paradise when we were the first to appear at this extraordinary place.

Rain Over Jost Van Dyke

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 8"

The Caribbean

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This is a painting of Jost Van Dyke, one of the British Virgin Islands, as seen from Tortola, another of the British Virgin Islands. This series, 'The Caribbean,' could also be called 'What I Did On My Winter Vacation.'

Long Day

 

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 9"x 6"

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Not For Sale

This pretty much sums up my year. Dragging my way through it to the end. I really shoulodn't complain, I'm breathing and painting. I am also absolutely optimistic about 2016!

Happy New Year Everyone!!

Rain on The Chrysler

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 9"x 6"

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This is a painting of the Chrysler Building, in NYC, during a torrential rain. What I chose not to include was the broken umbrella flapping around above.

Reflection

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

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This is a painting of the Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from the old Fulton Fish Market. I chose this scene because of the reflection of the bridge in the puddle. The more I looked at the wet areas around the puddle the more interested I became.

Autumn Shadows

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

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This is a painting of Madison Square Park, NYC in Autumn. I've always loved back lit trees, especially in the Fall. It's like a canopy of stained glass. 

Spanners

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 3"x 7"

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Along the East River, in Manhattan there is a point just below the Williamsburg Bridge where you can see the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty all at once. It is humbling, and it serves to remind us that this city and its history is bigger than any one person.

Under the Exit

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 9"

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This is a painting of one of the exit ramps off the 59th Street Bridge, as Manhattanites like to call it, the Queens Borough Bridge for those living on the other side of the East River. For me it epitomizes the dichotomy that is New York, order and chaos all at once. It represents the patchwork infrastructure that is most noticeable when entering or leaving one of its bridges or tunnels.

Saving The WPA

2015, Oil on Hardboard. 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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I've always been fascinated by the WPA creations that dot this country's landscape, especially the bridges. Many of the people who took part in the WPA were artists and their influence can be seen in the design details of every one of these structures. This bridge was probably built in the late 1930's and it shows, but the details on the upper retaining wall structure show just how important aesthetics were back then. Even on a bridge whose audience would consist mainly of a handful of railroad engineers. It says to us, "Everyone is important." The support columns are from a much later renovation, and they tell us, "There's no money in the budget for pretty."

Trestle Rust

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a a Train
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Today's painting is another from my series, Scenes From a Train. I thought that a snow scene might be kind of refreshing right about now.