Two gems on 19th Street

"Irving Place Gargoyles"
Oil on canvas panel
6x6 inches

Thought I'd offer these two small paintings on eBay today. They are small studies of the Gramercy Park area. The apartment building on the corner of Irving Place and 19th Street is dotted with marvelous figures and gargoyles, fanciful and charming.



"19th Street Carriage House"
Oil on canvas panel
6x6 inches

The carriage house is a beautiful little building, very unique from it's neighbors and located on the rightly called "Block Beautiful." I remember when this building underwent its restoration and I just love it.

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These paintings have been sold.

Reflections of Empire

"Empire Reflections II" (study)
Oil on canvas panel
6 x 6 inches

This new painting is a study for a larger planned piece. Once again, the iconic Empire State Building is my subject of choice in this uncommon view. The top of the the building is reflected and abstracted on the facade of a nearby glass-faced building. I so enjoy coming upon these reflections, yet another way to look at the city.

Right now I'm busy blocking in a number of new paintings that will keep me busy for a few months to come. Several of the new paintings will be reflections, and this will be one of them.

I am offering this painting in an eBay auction. If you would like to bid, click this link.

This painting has been sold.

Court Square Diner

A neighborhood haunt of long standing

"Court Square Diner"
Oil on canvas
8 x 10 inchs

Thought I'd share a new painting of the interior of the Court Square Diner in Long island City. I've been painting diner and restaurant exteriors for years and have recently begun painting a few interiors as well. I have spent a lot of time eating in diners, first as a child growing up in New York with a working mother who rarely cooked a meal, and then as a busy artist with few culinary skills. The atmosphere of diners, the bustle, the shiny surfaces, the huge selection on the oversized menus, the clatter or dishes - music to my ears. Sliding into a booth to share a meal with friends is one of life's great pleasures.

Zig Zagging up Broadway

"Zig Zag Broadway"
Oil on canvas panel
6 x 6 inches

This small study of a stretch on Broadway was part of a body of work I created of the Gramcery/ Flatiron districts of New York. The building on the left was an early location of Lord & Taylor and there is a lot of architectural history to be found in this location.

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This painting has been SOLD.

A reflection in Long Island City

"Court Square Reflections"
Oil on canvas panel
6 x 6 inches

Today's painting depicts a reflection in the window of the Court Square Diner in Long Island City. A young man is heading to the #7 train, at the first elevated stop in Queens. I've walked on this street thousands of times but one day the light was shining on the window of the diner and I was taken with the colors and composition. I came back with my camera and took several photos. This is a small study for a larger and more involved painting that I am planning. Still painting the LIC neighborhood as I always seem to find inspiration here.

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This painting has been sold.