The Block Beautiful
"19th Street Block Beautiful"
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 inches
Another new painting in the Gramcery - Flatiron series. Today's painting features 19th Street between 3rd Avenue and Irving Place. Known as "the Block Beautiful", there are varied and lovely brownstones, renovated carriage houses and small apartments lining the block. Looking up I often notice many north light facing windows, testament to the time this area was a hub for artists and their studios. I daydream that one day I might live in one of these apartments, but the prices being what they are, there's not much chance of that happening anytime soon. The Ashcan artist George Bellows former home is on the block and these days one can see the occasional rock musician or actor strolling by. I have several paintings planned of this block which I will be posting in the next several months. The building in the foreground of this painting, featuring the two jockey statues, currently has a "for sale" sign outside. If you'd like to live on "the Block Beautiful" it can be yours for several million dollars.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Gramercy's 19th Street
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Made it to Gramercy Park for the first time when I was in New York back in March. Loved it! Thanks for the link to Emily's work. I really like her bird nests, particularly the prints. She is very talented working in so many mediums.
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