Pont Royal

 Pont Royal, Paris.  12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.   

Rue Saint-Sulpice

 Rue Saint-Sulpice, Paris.  16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas. 

Rue Jacob, Paris

 Rue Jacob, Paris. 20x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.

The Benefits of Studying

The result of yesterday's study is this larger version of the Pont Royal across the Seine River in Paris.18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Bridge Study

This postcard painting of Pont Royal in Paris is a study for a larger version.  6x8 inches, oil on multimedia artboard.

A Reactionary

When I was young, I read Clement Greenberg, and if you subscribed to his ideas, painting was over. Robert Motherwell declared eighty years ago that landscape painting ended with Cezanne. So here I am again painting in a retardataire, reactionary, worn out manner.  But then, I think because other people have already visited Paris, that isn't a reason why I shouldn't go too.  A Seine postcard painting. 6x8 inches, oil on multimedia artboard.

Pont Royal and the Seine

 A postcard painting of Pont Royal and the Seine. 6x8 inches, oil on multimedia artboard.

The View Outside

Monet did a couple of wonderful paintings looking out of the windows at the Louvre.  I think he was there to copy a painting but found the view outside as, or more, interesting.  I always look out of museum windows when I can, especially at the Louvre. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Crossing the Seine

 Pont Royal crossing the Seine River in Paris.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

View Out The Window

A view out of a window at the Louvre.  This one's a study for a larger painting.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Just Playing

Every now and then (it should be more often) I give myself permission to just fool around with paint and not worry about the next masterpiece.  Here I'm just playing with another Seine postcard scene near Notre Dame.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Across the Seine

 Across the Seine towards the Pont Royal, Paris. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Along the Seine

 Walking along the Seine.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Another Reminiscence

 A painting in the reminiscence series of the Seine, Paris, France. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Reminiscence

 A reminiscence of the edge of the Seine in Paris. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Pont Royal Over The Seine

 Another postcard painting: the Pont Royal over the Seine. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Little Postcard

 The Seine, Paris. A little postcard. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

City Nature

A city is more human nature than mother nature.  But cities can be cold and alien just like nature.  Still there's something very appealing about them, just like nature.  Here's an evening view of Montparnasse in Paris, where the trees and the buildings seem to live together.  I started this painting three and a half years ago and decided to push it further in the last week, since I've noticed that most of my recent paintings have been about older European towns and cities.  14x18 oil on canvas.

Joyeux Noel!

Pont Royal

A small souvenir/postcard painting: Pont Royal, Paris.  6x8 oil on aluminum panel.

Montparnasse

A view of Montparnasse in Paris looking northeast late in the day: a 14x18 oil on canvas.  The famous tower is far far to the left out of the picture.