Crossing Wabash Bridge is part of a series of works that combine the figure with the cityscape. These figures are crossing the Wabash Bridge in Chicago on a summer afternoon. The red bridge reaches back in perspective and gives depth and stability to an otherwise chaotic scene.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
School Bus Caught in Cross Town Traffic
School Bus Caught in Cross Town Traffic is part of a series depicting the urban landscape. The afternoon traffic has swallowed up a school bus near Chinatown in NYC. The strong contrast of a late afternoon sunset easily separates light from dark.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Pedestrians and Taxis Midtown
Pedestrians and Taxis Midtown is part of a series combining the figure with the cityscape. These figures are crossing Eighth Avenue near Midtown around noon lunch hour. The center of focus is easy to identify in this painting. I often debate as to whether or not to have a center of interest.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Yellow Book and Fruit
Yellow Book and Fruit is part of a series illustrating the female figure reading. This scenario came from Millennium Park in Chicago. If you look closely, streaks of yellow can be found in the background, foreground, and subject.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Melrose Street Looking East
Melrose Street Looking East is another painting in a series done from the vantage point of a rooftop. These images came by accident as I was taking my kids shopping on Christmas Eve. The parking lot was full and had to drive to the very top of the building to park.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Looking South on Halsted Chicago
Looking South Halsted Chicago is part of a series of works taken from the viewpoint of a rooftop. The lite shapes are pulled out of the darkness on the right and vice versa on the left. The road down the middle gives depth and perspective.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Wabash Bridge and Skyline Chicago
Wabash Bridge and Skyline is part of a series of works depicting the urban landscape. This painting came from a photograph which I took about six years ago. On a yearly basis I take around five-hundred reference photos to work from.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Hustle and Bustle Union Square
Hustle and Bustle Union Square is part of a series of paintings based on the human figure in motion. The two figures on the right provide clarity and depth. The middle figures are a blur of motion representing openess and undefined. These figures are crossing Union Square West in New York City.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Long Shadows Midtown
Long Shadows Midtown is part of a series of works where I tackle the concept of the figure and cityscape. These figures are crossing the street near Ninth and Forty-Eighth in NYC . The sun is at their backs creating long cast shadows which give a sense of depth.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Union Square and Seventeenth Street NYC
Union Square West and Seventeenth Street NYC is part of a series depicting the urban landscape. The figures work with the background to provide a hectic surface. These figures are crossing Seventeenth Street near Union Square early in the morning.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Walking on White Line Chicago
Walking on White Line Chicago is part of a series depicting people coming and going. These figures are crossing a street in downtown Chicago. The white line gives the painting a calm sense of depth in contrast to the energetic figures and background.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Federal Building Chicago
Federal Building Chicago is one in a series of urban landscape works. This is a Federal Government Building located in downtown Chicago. I like to use long diagonals in my paintings. It's something that I got from Richard Diebenkorn's work that I found was very effective.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Friday, February 14, 2014
Sixteenth Street Early Morning NYC
Sixteenth Street Early Morning NYC is part of a series of urban landscapes. In this painting the figures are rendered in a certain scale so as to work in conjunction with the buildings. The figures and buildings work together so that neither is the primary focus.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Row of Taxis Chicago
Row of Taxis Chicago is part of a series of urban cityscapes. These taxis are lined up on State Street in Chicago. The horizontal dark shapes of the taxis contrast the verticals of the tall buildings.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
THree Men Shoveling Coal
Three Men Shoveling Coal is part of a series depicting jobs of hard labor. These men are shoveling coal into carts to be taken away. I work from historical photo references for these images. Often the photos have no factual information attached as to when or where the photo was taken.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Intersection During Downpour Chicago
Intersection During Downpour Chicago is part of a series of urban landscape works. The atmosphere of rain creates a dark, subdued painting in most cases. In that case, I play up the tonal contrast and go easy on the cool warm contrast.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Taxi Cab and Delivery Truck NYC
Taxi Cab and Delivery Truck NYC is part of a series to do with the urban landscape. This scene is Greenwich Village in NYC. The taxi and delivery truck give a sense of depth compared to overall flatness of the painting.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Concrete Bleachers Millennium Park
Concrete Bleachers Millennium Park is part of a series focusing entirely on the subject of the female figure reading. Millennium Park is a large outdoor area in Chicago. Many tourist and locals can be found there reading and relaxing.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Friday, February 7, 2014
Shoveling Coal into Cart
Shoveling Coal into Cart is part of a series that depicts jobs of hard labor. I use archive photographs as a reference for these works. This image dates back to the early 1900's. since these references are usually in black and white, I have to make up my own color scheme.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
State Street Chicago
State Street Chicago is part of a series of works depicting people crossing the street. My goal in these works is to capture the energy and motion of the situation. I focus on putting the energy into the background and while keeping the figures static.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Excavation of Lincoln Tunnel NYC
Excavation of Lincoln Tunnel NYC is part of a series focusing on jobs of hard labor. With this series I rely heavily on archive photos. This image came from photos of the WPA.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Wells Street Rain Shower Chicago
Wells Street Rain Shower Chicago is part of a series of urban landscape paintings. Most of the time my cityscapes are drenched in sunlight. Occasionally I try the rainy cityscape. These figures are walking along Wells Street in Chicago.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
Monday, February 3, 2014
Three Figures Reading
Three Figures Reading is a larger work (36 x 48) based on a series to do with the female figure reading. Separate, smaller paintings of the three figures were used a reference. The figures are reading in the sunlight at Millennium Park in Chicago.
$ 900.00 USD 36 x 48 oil on birch
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SOLD
$ 900.00 USD 36 x 48 oil on birch
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SOLD
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Laying in Grass Reading Chicago
Laying in the Grass Reading Chicago is another painting in the series that has to do with the female figure reading. This figure was laying in a large grass area in Millennium Park Chicago. My intention is to give a hazy, dream like feeling to the painting.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Stretching Out Millennium Park Chicago
Stretching Out in Millennium Park Chicago is part of a series that focuses on the female figure reading. This figure is stretching out in Millennium Park in Chicago. She could be a tourist or a local on her lunch break.
$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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$ 140.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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