Solitude In the Multitude

Actually this is the first painting I did of the NY series. I am out-of-town, so I am posting some already finished paintings, not yet posted. This was an assignment by Karin Jurick. We all painted from the same photo. It was not only a lesson in Karin's technique, it also is an excellent example of simple but powerful composition and universal subject matter. It was really fun to see how everyone interpreted the same subject. We painted different styles and the signature of brushstrokes made each unique. #25

A Courier Going to Work

A NYC sight...the bicycle courier. I love the abstractness of the background in this one and the subtle colors. #9

3 White Lunch Boxes

I love this painting! Three ladies plopped down on a bench in Central Park to eat their lunches from white deli boxes. They were crowded together because other folks were sitting next to them. They were so intent on their yummy food that they didn't notice they had room to spread out. I loved it because they had on color coordinated outfits and flip flops. #7

Heavenly Lemons

On a daily basis since the end of May, I have been doing oil paintings of people in NYC . Today I took a departure and did this still life of lemons and a little white marble angle my daughter brought me from Italy. It is in acrylic and is on canvas, unlike the oils which I do on panel. I paint the people from photos but this I painted alla prima (in one sitting) from "life." Going back to acrylics was harder than I would have expected. It is cool that it dried today and I stuck it in a lovely gold plein aire frame. I used a palette knife for the lemons, and a brush for the angel, shadows, and background. #5

Love at First Sight

This is one of the paintings I have done in the last couple of weeks. I love their poses and how much they seemed enchanted by this painting...as I did, too. It is "Roman Girl at a Fountain" by Leon Bonnat, 1875, and is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. My son says my blog writing is cryptic and that I need to make it more interesting. Unfortunately I have been condensing words in emails, facebook, etc. for so long I think I have forgotten how to write intelligently! Sorry. #3
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Connecting

I am figuring out how to do this blog. I am posting a painting I did from my trip to NY to take a class with Karin Jurick at the National Academy of Fine Arts. I have been painting almost every day since the workshop and am learning a lot. #1
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