Cityscapes Photographs - slideshow

A new slideshow of my colored cityscapes photographs set to music.

water tank - charcoal on canvas - work in progress

I started this new piece today. It's large-scale -- 36x48 canvas. A color wash was applied first, then the sketch done in charcoal. It's how I've been starting cityscape paintings lately, but this one is really looking like a finished piece. However, eventually I'll add the layers of paint.

This image is based on a photo I took on Spring St. near SoHo in New York City. It will be hanging in my studio along side finished paintings next week at the Cornelia Arts Building Open House.

 
water tank - charcoal on canvas - work in progress

Water tank paintings in progress - studio view

Water tank paintings in progress, acrylic on canvas

Since finishing the West Loop Cityscape commission, I've been working on a couple new water tank paintings based on photographs and sketches. Both are images of cityscapes from the NoLita and Chelsea neighborhoods in New York City.

I'd say these paintings are about 50% done and I'm hoping to complete them by the March 23rd Cornelia Arts Building Open House happening from 6-9pm.

I'm also planning on starting (and hopefully finishing) a third piece before the open studios show.

A new painting in progress: NoLita (NYC) - water tank

I started this painting today - it's large: 36x48. Based on a photograph I took this past December in NoLita (North of Little Italy) in New York City, I shot it while walking around the neighborhood after great slice of New York thin crust pizza from Pomodoro Pizza at Spring and Mulberry. I tend to hit this place each time I'm in NYC. It has big windows and is a great place to re-fuel and people watch.

I used a sketch of the photo as reference to start this piece. I began by laying an initial wash of paint on the canvas and then sketched the composition with charcoal. It's nice to work big this way and I'm hoping to keep this one loose and expressive with some really bold color.

NoLita (NYC), work in progress

New Painting: Warehouse District

I've been sick for several days and haven't been to the studio. Today was my first day back and was very productive. I finished a painting that I've been working on here and there for a couple months. It's another piece that's part of my cityscapes and water tanks series. What makes this one different from other recent works is that it's entirely from my imagination. Therefore, it gets a rather vague title: Warehouse District.

Warehouse District, acrylic on canvas, 22x28, 2012