Catching Some Rays

2018, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

City

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One bitter cold morning in New York, as seen from the twenty-something(th) floor of the Waldorf=Astoria. 

Indigo Skies

2014-16, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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This is a painting from my series, Scenes From a Train that I originally put aside. Not because I didn't like it but because all attempts to photograph it had failed miserably. It is so dark that light from any source would lay across it terribly uneven. It wasn't until Gamblin came out with their new picture varnish, Gamvar Satin. that it could be seen well enough by my camera to render it faithfully. Three cheers go out to Gamblin, and to their R & D department.

Last Gasp

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

#214

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The golden hour returns. The early evening light from the low sun sheds a beautiful golden light and long, high shadows on everything that it touches. Unfortunately this WPA relic is no longer standing. Time, weather and neglect had finally taken its toll. The sun finally set.

First Light

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

The Caribbean

#212

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This is what I awoke to on the morning that we were leaving. It made it that much more difficult.

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.

From the Shadows

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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This is just outside of Newark Station. This is easily becoming my favorite train station.

Only a Matter of Time

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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For the past couple of years I have been chronicling the nations crumbling infrastructure, at least what is in my corridor. This has been good for me. It has given me direction and focus. However, Sometimes I come across scenes that remind me of just how precarious train travel really is.

Station Shadows, 2

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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This is a painting of the train platform at the Harrisburg Train Station, in Harrisburg, PA. I spend so much time painting alone in my studio that I never really know if what I'm painting will make sense to all of you. I know what was there, but am including enough visual information for the viewer to figure it all out. Don't get me wrong, I love that there's a bit of ambiguity, but like any good mystery novel there has to be enough in place to solve it. Or in this case, to be able to understand just what the hell all that blue stuff is in the middle.

Bridge System, Jersey Style

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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This is one of those scenes that you run across as you're train nears a rail hub, in this case Newark. I was drawn to the blinding sun pushing its way through the steel lattice work, and in doing so, pushing all of that valuable negative space.

Starlight Auto

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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Along the tracks just outside of Philadelphia. This is a wedge shaped building that I've been watching over time, though not long enough to have chronicled the fading of the original graphics painted on its back. It's like watching an hour hand move.

The Replacement

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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I'm back after a long hiatus due to illness. This was truly the lost summer. Hopefully I can resume my painting schedule and try to get back to "daily" painting.

This is a scene from the Amtrak line going to NYC. I was drawn the thin band of light streaming through between the two bridges. Aside from the obvious tonal contrast, there is a distinct contrast in age between the to spans. Painting old concrete never gets old.

Large Cloud

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

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Another day of huge clouds. In fact the working title for this was Monster Cloud. I went for tame.

Backlit Cloud

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

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Taking a break from the City to paint what's actually around me. Ironic because one of the reasons that I moved to the country was to paint landscapes. So, back to my roots.

The Ramp

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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Another painting of the beautiful Newark Station. This is a scene looking up toward the skylights, obviously, and maybe not as obviously is the pedestrian ramp leading to the platform. For me, this series never gets old.

Chelsea Water Tower

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

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Another view from the Highline in NYC's Chelsea. I fell in love with the copper facade. It must have been restored recently because I could see areas of less oxidized (red not green) metal.

Chelsea Cornice

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

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This is a painting of a cornice that tops a building near the Highline in Chelsea, NYC. I love these old building details. I can even point out the corbels and the dentil moldings. After that you're on your own.

Under the Big Curve

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

#167

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Coming out of Harrisburg, PA, the train passes under this overpass. I have always enjoyed figuring out where we are and if I've ever been here using any other mode of transportation. I'm weird that way. This is the Airport Connector (it's actually called that) which is the main entryway into the Harrisburg International Airport. Having flown out of there on many occasions it gives me the hat trick: planes, trains and automobiles. Weird might be putting it mildly.

Arch Madness

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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Approaching Philadelphia there are all of these different rail lines running along, over, and under each other. They have all been built in various eras so they were engineered and built accordingly. This one was apparently built during the Roman Empire. I was thinking of calling it "...Why Not a Chicken?"

The Shadow

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

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This is a section of track just outside of Newark, New Jersey. The tran dips down into something of a trench lined on both sides with these great stone walls. The shadow is from, for lack of better term a signal trestle.