At The Same Time

The Flatiron Building and Eagle Street in North Adams, MA have a special appeal.  They offer a view of the past in the light of the present moment.  The view can be a delight and a disappointment at the same time.  16x20 inches, oil on panel. 

Eagle Street Light

At certain times, the light on Eagle Street is magnificent.  This #8 in the series of small North Adams paintings.  8x6 inches, oil on panel.

Melding Spot

A larger painting of a familiar location in North Adams, MA, the intersection of Eagle Street and Church Street with the Flatiron Building.  The city easily melds into the mountains.  16x20 inches, oil on panel.

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.

Enchanted

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

Eagle Street

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

On The Street

 Eagle Street, North Adams, MA.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.

Bend in Eagle Street

It's wonderful to paint when one has latched onto something.  This is the current iteration (I use that term only because I might continue to work on the painting, though likely not) of a large (for me) vertical, 24x18, oil on canvas of Eagle Street in North Adams.  This time at its slight bend.  What makes this short section of street remarkable is not only its narrowness, the way it receives light, but the great variety in the buildings in terms of color, shape, age, all of which lead to fascinating compositions.

Current Eagle

The current iteration of a 14x18 oil on canvas that I started yesterday.  It represents a view of Eagle Street in North Adams facing north from out of the shadows.

Light Tunnel

The 8x10 drawing and the 14x18 oil painting both represent the same location on Eagle Street in North Adams, MA.  I did the drawing first to find my way.  This section of Eagle Street is quite narrow and it bends a little bit creating a nice light tunnel in the afternoon.  It's a design I've used before: viewing the light from within a shadow.

Jostle on Eagle Street

This is a view of the last stretch of Eagle Street in downtown North Adams.  The painting is 12x16, oil on canvas.  I like the scrunched up view of things, where shapes all jostle together, so one has to pause for a moment to make visual sense.