Meadowport Arch
Meadowport Arch 12″x 11″ oil on wood panel The Meadowport Arch was the first source of inspiration for me to want to paint in Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, NY.It is an old limestone archway with vehicle and pedestrian traffic on top and it’s inside is lined with cedar. The Meadowport Arch is also notable for its two entryways. I set out early on this hot summer’s morning. The park was quiet and the trees were starting to wilt in the heat adding strength to the organic feel of the arch. The blue hues in the shadows gave them a mysterious sense of...
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Echo Arch 12″x11″ oil on wood panel This arch was fun to paint. Officially named The Cleft Ridge Span, all who pass through seem giddy at its powerful echo, possibly on their way to the 100 year old Prospect Park Carousel. I arrived late in the afternoon and was pleasantly surprised with the clarity and intensity of light and color stretching from the footpath through the arch and into the park.
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Yellow Scarf11″ x 14″Oil on watercolor paper After asking, the baby’s father said I could take a photo of his child. That was a long time ago on a ferry far, far away. After painting “Let’s Meet at McManus’ ” I really needed to get away from the dark end of my palette. I felt like I had painted this portrait so many times before because I had been looking at the snapshot and thinking about how I wanted to compose this image for so long that the final result occurred...
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Frances 16″ x 20″ Acrylic on watercolor paper This beauty was taking a break to refuel in front of a huge plate glass window. I had to snap a photo and try to recapture the scene in my studio. This was my last acrylic painting. It opened a creative door for me. I have since used oil colors on a prepared watercolor paper surface and have concentrated on the composition and negative space to assist in leading the viewer’s eye throughout the...
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Saint Augustine’s at Sunset 17″x 9 3/4″ Oil on wood panel This was the most fun I’ve had painting a building. The sunset on the copper, the trumpeting angel, the arches and their shadows and the clear blue sky changing to a deeper shade.
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Retirement House 16″ x 20″ Oil on watercolor paper This commission presented certain challenges but was a very enjoyable project. I altered the light a little to make a slightly more dramatic scene while trying to suppress some details to provide a softness, like an old homestead.
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