Schoodic Point

In this painting I've placed the single figure, not in an urban setting, but at the edge of the sea.  Actually it's Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park.  The sun, out of view, is going down on the right. 12x16 inches, oil on panel.

Corot in Brooklyn

As I painted this scene, I thought of a Corot painting with a peasant walking on a path towards the village with a stream on one side, and maybe a wagon or two.  However, it's a view of Bergen Street approaching Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.  

A Tree In A Backyard

A recently completed commission, a painting of a memorial tree in a backyard.  Earlier this month I posted the preparatory drawing.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.

Long Ago Moment

A painting of Dean Street approaching Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn from a long ago moment.  12 x 24 inches, oil on panel.  

Goya, Brooklyn, And The Paintbrush

The corner of St. Marks and Classon Avenues in Brooklyn. 

I came across this quote, reputedly from the painter Goya: "My eye never perceives features or details. I don't count the hairs of the beard of the man who passes [my way], and the buttonholes of his suit do not stop my eye.  My paintbrush should not see better than I do."  12x16 inches, oil on panel.

Enchanted

A dreamy view of enchanted section of Eagle Street in North Adams, MA.  16x20 inches, oil on panel.

The Smiling Man

This Brooklyn painting is an instance of a street corner (Grand Avenue and Prospect Place) done from an old digital reference.  Of course, I was attracted by the smiling man.  However, he existed for only a short period.  Google Street View reveals that he was soon covered over with a flood of graffiti, though vestiges of his stick figure survived for a while until the wall was cleaned again and again, only to be graffitied again.  This red wall has been a constantly changing tableau, but I'm glad to have witnessed the smiling man.  12x24 inches, oil on panel.

November Drawings- Moving Hands

A couple November drawings, both 9x12 inches.  While I was drawing, the shadows moved like the hands of a clock.  My hands had a hard time keeping up.

 

A Sketch

 A charcoal sketch of a small tree in a backyard. 9x12 inches.

Eagle Street

 A view of Eagle Street in North Adams, MA.  16x20 inches, oil on panel.