Shopping Soho

Super hot out today. 90 plus. Instead of painting what I'd intended (summer leaves) I switched to a scene I snapped recently, featuring a shopping lady making her way down a busy-ish Soho street... Fun to do!

Tree Leaves

Today's painting: Leaves. From back yard. Looking up into the sky... Can't wait to do more tomorrow!

Closing Time

I'm working on a series of images of suburbia parking lots...images I took photos of as my family and I were driving by the many strip malls and Wallmart parking-lots of suburbia Virginia this past fall.  Originally titled 'Drive-by Shootings' I quickly recognized my bad taste, and have re-titled these pieces 'Closing Time' or 'Parking lot,' (but with awesome sky hovering above....)

Hot Color Corner

This 'winter scene' comes off looking hot 'n jazzy. It's somewhere in Harlem. I've painted this larger, but felt like doing it smaller, while focusing on the square shapes. Didn't intend to detail it as much as I did.... oh well. Love the city!

Porch View

One day I'll paint the yellow house that goes with this wood-stoop. For today, it was all about the summer flowers draping the picket fence and the long shadows of summertime...

Doorway

I just liked the focal point of this doorway, the archway....and the late day sun on the sidewalk.

Gowanus Buildings

Rooftops and sunlit buildings speak to me! Here, we're in Gowanus section of Brooklyn. Cool place.

Soho

If I' could've set up on the street and if I'd had the guts, I would've set up my stuff to do this painting on sight.  Instead, I worked from a photo. Nyc offers the best 'packed' scenes. Love these two smacking  bright storefronts side by side.

Gowanus Buildings

This stretch of buildings in the Gowanus area of Brookyn give the skyline an elegant look.
Hope they don't tear these buildings down as they develop. I loved using cad red light—straight from the tube.