I'm shipping these five small pieces off to a show in Rochester, New York for the annual 6x6x2012 show at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center. Looks like it will be a good show and works will be for sale both at the art center and online. Runs June 2 - July 15.
These are part of my water tanks studies series. All are acrylic and oil paint marker on canvas. 6x6 inches square, 2012.
Chelsea NYC Tank
Chinatown Perch
Houston St. NYC
Financial District NYC
Chicago Angle
I started this new piece today. It's large-scale -- 36x48 canvas. A color wash was applied first, then the sketch done in charcoal. It's how I've been starting cityscape paintings lately, but this one is really looking like a finished piece. However, eventually I'll add the layers of paint.
This image is based on a photo I took on Spring St. near SoHo in New York City. It will be hanging in my studio along side finished paintings next week at the Cornelia Arts Building Open House.
The photos have been taken and sketches done on paper. The next step in the commission painting was to get the composition down with charcoal on canvas.
So far, the art projects are falling into place: a couple of sales, a commission painting as well as a potential art reproduction project for a hotel.
I've started working on some sketches for the commission painting. The collectors live in the West Loop area of Chicago and requested a cityscape featuring rooftop water tanks. Below are the initial sketches done with charcoal and graphite on paper, along with some photos I shot for inspiration and compositional ideas.
Sketches:
