Fragile, Beautiful

The fragile, beautiful, colorful, ancient, slightly seedy appearance of Eagle Street in North Adams, MA: I'm glad so far it has missed being renovated out of existence. 9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Sunday Morning

This one I think I'm going to title "Sunday Morning" because there's nobody around.  The painting depicts another North Adams, MA landmark, the Mohawk Theatre.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

North Adams Steeples

Since I'm doing city paintings, and I can take a hint, here's an iconic view of North Adams, MA.  The big church on the left, St. Francis, was torn down in 2016.  What was raised up was razed down.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

A Shadow Building

Painting, for me, is often a remembrance of a past moment, as this one, when a building was only present in its cast shadow upon another building.  The corner depicted is Franklin and Bergen in Brooklyn.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Intersection

 The intersection of Classon Avenue and Pacific Street in Brooklyn. 9x12 inches, oil on panel.

A Sunny Afternoon, A Warm Sidewalk

On a winter day, I wanted to remember a sunny afternoon in the city, a warm sidewalk, a quiet place, without much traffic or people. 9x12 inches, oil on panel.

If The Sun Is Shining

If the sun is shining this winter, I try to get outside.  This is a battered tree at the top of the hill behind the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Early Evening

An early evening view from the balcony of Old Town, Nice: a skyline only to be seen in Europe.  12x24 inches, oil on panel.

At The Jas

When at the Jas de Bouffan in Aix three and half years ago, I set up my easel in the field at the left to the space in front of the mansion.  The mansion, which you can't see, is in the center-right of the painting behind the plane trees which border one side of the space leading to the house.  Anyway, the sun streaks and tree shadows intrigued me then, but I can still feel today the excitement of painting at what for me is a sacred site.  9x12 inches, oil on board.

Winter Reality

Back to the reality of winter in the Berkshires: here's a view of the path on the backside of the frozen pond at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Every Day

The balcony view in Nice at a earlier time of day than that of last week's posting: the trees border the Promenade du Paillon, a large park bordering the old town.  The clock tower is situated in old town.  I could paint this view every day.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.  

Jas De Bouffan

This front corner view of the Jas de Bouffan in Aix I painted from the edge of a side clearing.  The plane tree is the last one in a row leading up to the mansion.  Cezanne lived and painted there for forty years.  9x12 inches, oil on board.

The Spirit of Cezanne

While looking at paintings and postings, I found that I never posted some paintings done in Aix over three years ago.  At the time, the grounds in front of the Jas de Bouffan were open, though the building itself was not.  I walked there and painted.  The place was usually empty except for the spirit of Paul Cezanne.  9x12 inches, oil on linen.

 

The Colorful Rue

The colorful Rue de la Cite du Parc, now called "Cours Jacques Chirac", in Old Town, Nice.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.  

Nice Balcony

Painting enables time travel.  Last year about this time I was in Nice.  This was the view from the balcony with the Clock Tower in old town.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.