11/07/2009

Nocturne in Blue

Nocturne in Blue
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the the pilot house for the RR Bridge on Zug Island.
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#770

11/06/2009

Studio Moonrise

Studio Moonrise
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the the moon rising over my studio.
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#769

11/05/2009

Fort Street Bridge Nocturne


Fort Street Bridge Nocturne
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the Fort Street Bridge over the Rouge River.
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#768

11/04/2009

Midtown Nocturne

Midtown Nocturne
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of a midtown warehouse, this reminds me of the Tom Waits song,"What's he doing in there" Enjoy
This is the Pioneer Building, a warehouse converted into artists lofts, please check out their site.
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#767

11/03/2009

Corner Store


Corner Store
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #34

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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned storefront. For some reason I couldn't get Little Red Corvette, by Prince, out of my head while painting this one, so I just put in the CD, sorry no I-pod yet.
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#766

11/02/2009

Van Dyke St. Storefront


Van Dyke St. Storefront
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #33

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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned storefront on Van Dyke St. I have painted this building before but the October light gave it a whole different feeling. Love the great contrast of the yellow leaves against the dark shadow side of the building.
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#765

11/01/2009

Brush Park Reflections



Brush Park Reflections
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #32

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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned Brush Park building reflected in an alley puddle. The October light creates such strong contrast of light and shadow.
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#764

10/31/2009

La Maison Rouge


La Maison Rouge
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of a red house with strong October light and shadows. I really liked the intensity of the values in this scene
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#763

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Bella helping herself to what is left of her catnip. This was shot this morning. She is very agile and can get up and down without knocking the pot over.

10/30/2009

October Light


October Light
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene with a yellow wall with strong October light and shadows, with the single word TIRE on the side. I liked the play of the teal door against all that electric yellow.
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#762

10/29/2009

Brush Park View


Brush Park View
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #31

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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned Brush Park house with part of the Detroit skyline in the background.
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#761

10/28/2009

October Light



October Light
SOLD
to a collector in Oakland, CA
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of a white house wearing a patina of life . I love the character of these older homes and the stories they could tell.
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#760

10/27/2009

Shadows on the Wall



Shadows on the Wall
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #30

SOLD
To a collector in Detroit, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene on Detroit's Eastside of an abandoned building. I was really interested in the graffiti tags and warm color and shadow masses created by the strong October light.
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#759

10/26/2009

Citylights #47




Citylights #47
SOLD
to collector in Bethesda, MD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is the forty-seventh in the Citylight series of blurred night images of Detroit
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#758

10/25/2009

Evening, Belle Isle



Evening, Belle Isle
SOLD
to a collector in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of one of the many bridges on Belle Isle in the Detroit River. In the background is the beautiful Belle Isle Conservatory.
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#757

10/24/2009

Agawa Canyon



Agawa Canyon
SOLD
to collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of the Agawa Canyon, a Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier upbound on the Detroit River. We were on Belle Isle while this wonderful freighter passed by. It is always a treat to see these monsters up close.
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#756

10/23/2009

The Blue Door



The Blue Door
SOLD
to collector in NewYork, NY
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is of a simple low building. What attracted me to this one was the flat shapes and the strong contrast of light and shadow. I also like the fall color in this one.
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#755

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10/22/2009

October Shadows


October Shadows
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #29

SOLD
to a collector in Sarasota, FL
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene on Detroit's Eastside of an abandoned corner building. I was really interested in the color and the shadow masses created by the strong October light.
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#754

10/21/2009

Lake Michigan Dunes II


Lake Michigan Dunes II
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a fall scene of the dunes on Lake Michigan, North of Lakeside.
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#753

10/20/2009

Midtown Tracks


Midtown Tracks
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
Today's daily painting is an industrial scene of RR tracks, low buildings, and a bridge overpass in the midtown area of Detroit, catching late afternoon sun and shadows
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#752

10/19/2009

Great Lakes Steel


Great Lakes Steel
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is an industrial scene of Great Lakes Steel on Zug Island
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#751

10/18/2009

An Approaching Storm


An Approaching Storm
Painting #750
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of an approaching storm over Lake Michigan at Lakeside.This was last Sunday, today is bright and sunny, a beautiful fall day.
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#750

10/17/2009

Industrial Nocturne II


Industrial Nocturne II
SOLD
to a collector in Hiawassee GA
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the downriver industrial area on the Rouge River. I was drawn to the great contrast of the dark masses against the sunlit areas.
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#749

10/16/2009

Lake Michigan Dunes


Lake Michigan Dunes
SOLD
to a collector in Grosse Pointe Woods MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a fall scene of the dunes North of Lakeside on Lake Michigan. We took last weekend off and spent it at the Lakeside Inn in Lakeside, MI. It is a wonderful old inn with a duel fireplace and stencils of pine cones and ginko leaves on the ceilings and walls, with lots and lots of history. The dunes are north of Lakeside, I will probably paint more from this trip. We meet some wonderful artists from Chicago who run the Lillstreet Art Center, an Artist in Residence Program.
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#748

10/15/2009

Industrial Nocturne


Industrial Nocturne
SOLD
To a collector in Grosse Pointe, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the downriver industrial area near the Rouge and I-75.
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#747

10/14/2009

La Maison Blanche V


La Maison Blanche V
SOLD
to a collector in Marina del Rey CA
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's painting is of a white house at the end of the road. A very strange place to put a house, or was the house there first?
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#746

10/13/2009

Rouge Reflections III


Rouge Reflections III
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's painting is of reflections of a barge and tug at Zug Island. Interesting that water has a way of making a scene come to life.
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#745

10/12/2009

Blue Bridge & Shadows


Blue Bridge & Shadows
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's painting is a bridge in the New Center area of Detroit.
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#744

10/11/2009

Citylights #46


Citylights #46
SOLD
To a collector in Lincolnwood, IL
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's painting is from the continuing series of Citylights paintings of Detroit at night
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#743

10/10/2009

Kresge's 25c to $1.00


Kresge's 25c to $1.00
SOLD
To a collector in Birmingham, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009,5x7"
Today's daily painting is the Kresge's 25c to $1.00 building in downtown Detroit
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#742

10/09/2009

Greene Street Shadows


Greene Street Shadows
oil on linen, 2009, 42x36"
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Greene Street is one of my favorite streets in SOHO. It has many of the old cast iron building, this building has the first tin ceiling in NY
This painting is available at the George Billis Gallery in Chelsea.
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