Stack

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 5"

Scenes From a Train

#190

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One of the more impressive buildings along the rails. I'm afraid to find out what it's currantly being used for.

Forgotten

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

Scenes From a Train

#189

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Just one of the many water towers along the tracks, each in various degrees of decomposition and natural reclamation. 

Midtown Haze

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

#188

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Evening in NYC. During a rain most people are looking to get home or just inside somewhere. Anyone out and about is hunkered under an umbrella and looking down at the pavement to avoid those lakes that form at intersections. It is at these times that I find myself virtually alone, constantly looking up and out. I'm usually soaked and my biggest concern is keeping my camera relatively dry. I am most proud to proclaim that I do not have sense enough to come in out of the rain.

Power

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 5"

Scenes From a Train

#187

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Just one of the many Amtrak power stations along the Harrisburg to NYC route. I've enjoyed working with the images from this visit. The return trip was primarily during the golden hour. Lots of great shadows and that magnificent amber light.

RCA Victor Building

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 5"

#186

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This is a painting of the old RCA Victor Building, later named the General Electris Building after GE bought RCA. On a recent visit to New York I was afforded this magnificent viewfrom  my hotel window. Art Deco at its most lavish.

From the Shadows

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

#185

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

Over The Tracks

2015, Oil on Hardboard, 3"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

#184

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When taking Amtrak to NYC this is the last vista seen before entering the Hudson River tunnel.

Only a Matter of Time

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

Scenes From a Train

#183

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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

#181

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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.

Golden Arches

2014, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

Scenes From a Train

#182

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Riding the train in late afternoon at this time of year is a great opportunity to photograph all of the decaying infrastructure during the golden hour, that time when the sun is still above the horizon but only its warmer orange light is getting through. In contrast, shadows seem that much more blue and violet. Compliments at their finest.