Sharing this interview about my work and thoughts on being a working artist that appeared in the online magazine Bold Journey.

Here is the link: Bold Journey 

An 1870's Long Island City home

 

Janet's Place
Oil on panel
6x6 inches

2025

 

This small study is of an 1870's home that can still be found on a Long Island City side street amid all the new glass boxes and luxury condos that abound. Yet another new building is slated to begin construction just next door. The old and the new, side by side.

Chrysler Building's Golden Hour

Chrysler's Golden Hour
Oil on canvas
24x18 inches
SOLD

Whew! I think I'm going to call this one finished.

A few months ago my friend Dianne was celebrating a big birthday and a visit to the top of the Empire State Building had been on her bucket list. Her friend Nancy organized a visit and surprised her by inviting some friends to come along. I took loads of photos and felt this one was worth painting. It was late afternoon on a windy, chilly day and the sun was casting a golden light on the Chrysler building and beyond,. lighting up many familiar sites in this detailed filled painting. Worked on this one for 3 months and it was a challenge 

Reflections on 3rd Avenue

 

"Crystal Reflections I" & Crystal Reflections II"
Oil on canvas
Each 36x24 inches
2000
SOLD 

I've been spending some time scanning transparencies of some older paintings and thought I'd start sharing a few. Back in the late 1990s I met Paula at an exhibition and when she saw my reflection paintings she very kindly invited me to visit the office where she worked on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan as there were some great views. I took her up on the offer and created several paintings from the photographs I took that day. "Crystal Reflections I" and "Crystal Reflections II" were views from the conference room and these paintings were later purchased by the firm and hung in that very same conference room Each measures 36x24 inches, oil on canvas and were completed 25 years ago. 

 

Elegant Harlem

Faded Elegance in Harlem
Oil on canvas
24x18 inches 

A recently completed painting of what I think might have been a former ballroom in Harlem. Always on the lookout for interesting architectural details, I spotted this decorative work on a building that was looking a bit tired but still standing proud in this uptown and storied neighborhood.

More Reflections in Long Island City

LIC Jackson Avenue Reflections III
Oil on canvas
12x12 inches

It's been a long, hot summer so far and sometimes difficult to move the paint around in the oppressive heat. I did manage to complete this painting of some reflections I found in Long Island City near Queens Plaza. Once again, the ongoing construction does yield some interesting views. The colors and the abstract forms in this painting create an enigmatic look at the urban landscape. Here's hoping for some cooler weather in which to start working on my next painting.

A Quintessential New York View

View from 14th Street
Oil on canvas
12x9 inches
SOLD
 

This painting was exhibited at the recent fair that I participated in at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A young man stopped to talk and was delighted to see this painting as it is what he sees when he goes up to his roof. After the fair I received an email from his mother as he had told her about my work. She purchased this painting as a birthday gift for him and he couldn't have been more pleased. It is always so gratifying to find just the right collector for a particular painting.