Houses in Blackinton

Houses in Blackinton, North Adams, MA.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Blackinton Houses

 Houses in Blackinton section of North Adams, MA.  6x8 inches, oil on gessobord.  

Blackinton Houses

Houses in Blackinton, a 'suburb' of North Adams, MA, on a 12 x16 oil on canvas.  The backs of these houses face south so the afternoon sun lights the spaces in between them.  It doesn't hurt that they are brightly colored.

Blue and Yellow

So what was I saying....nobody paints their house blue and yellow, except maybe in Brooklyn.  Oh, wait.  You've seen these before.  A blue and a yellow house in Blackinton, a part of North Adams, MA.  The above is a 9x12 oil on mdf panel.

Blackinton and Responsibility

One can't help but notice these houses when driving through Blackinton, an historic part of North Adams, MA.  I think I will be tackling them again.  The above is a 9x12 oil on mdf panel.

Lately, I have been reading The Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary Poetry by Adam Kirsch.  In one essay, Kirsch describes "artistic talent" as "not a privilege but a responsibility".  I don't know why, but this hit me because I don't think artists often think of what they do as a responsibility.  As in don't waste our time, or make junk, or think about you are doing.  Only adds to the challenge.

I did update the previous post: a view of Spring Street, since I 'revised' the painting.