Saturday, July 4, 2009

Catwalk


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Catwalk
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's painting is an industrial landscape of two storage tanks with a cat walk. I am a sucker for rich dark shadows set against a high key background.
#650

Friday, July 3, 2009

Abandoned Detroit #001


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Abandoned Detroit #001
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's painting is the first of a series of 1oo paintings of abandoned buildings or houses in Detroit. As I am driving around Detroit looking for subjects to paint, I am always amazed at how many abandoned buildings there are. Many of these have been empty for a long time-not just from the current downturn but has this has been an ongoing problem for our city for many years. I may do a book on these images when I finish the project.
#649

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Monolith


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Monolith
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's painting is of a Detroit River Monolith, a ghost as it is no longer standing..
#648

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Rouge In Fog


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Rouge in Fog
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's painting is of the River Rouge Plant in fog with a little smoke thrown in.
#647

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Muddy Waters


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Muddy Waters
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's painting is a drawbridge and sky reflected in muddy water after a rain. From our road trip up the Detroit River and along Lake Huron
#646

Monday, June 29, 2009

Evening Shadows


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Evening Shadows
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's painting is a low building and chimney with late evening shadows.
#645

Sunday, June 28, 2009

RR Bridge Shadows


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RR Bridge Shadows
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's painting is of a RR bridge in shadow. I was drawn to the sharp contrast of light coming through the darkness on this one.
#644

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Red Awning


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The Red Awning
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's painting is a view of a red storefront on Woodward Ave
#643

Friday, June 26, 2009

River Rouge


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River Rouge
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's painting is an industrial landscape of the River Rouge.
#642

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Summertime


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Summertime
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's painting is a view of the Detroit skyline as seen from a Brush Park alley
#641

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Salty


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A Salty
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's painting is the Federal Elbe, an Ocean going freighter down bound on the Detroit River. An Ocean going freighter in the Great Lakes is
known as a "Salty"
#640

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Powerplant


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Powerplant
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's painting is a detail of an Edison Powerplant along the Detroit River.
We took a road trip yesterday up the Detroit River and along Lake Huron. It was a beautiful day
to get away. I got some great Industrial shots along with some Great Lakes Freighters
#639

Monday, June 22, 2009

Hopper with Reflections


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Evening Cloud Study
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Something a little different today.
Today's painting is a view of a Hopper in late evening sun with deep rich reflections of a building
#638

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Evening Cloud Study


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Evening Cloud Study
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Something a little different today.
Today's painting is of the evening clouds outside the studio yesterday. What a beautiful evening sky, I decided to share it with you.
#637

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Landscape with Two Houses


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Landscape with Two Houses
SOLD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's daily painting is two houses as seen from behind, they look like they could use a little loving care.
#636

Friday, June 19, 2009

Corner Store


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Corner Store
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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Today's daily painting is a corner storefront on Van Dyke Road. It is vacant now but looking at the signage on the building it was recently a lounge, collision shop and a Ministry. It is interesting how quickly things change in Detroit. I hope someone can find a new use for it.
#635

Thursday, June 18, 2009

La Maison Blanche III


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La Maison Blanche III
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's daily painting is a white house along the freeway seen from below. These houses remind me of the rural house Edward Hopper painted in Maine. A little vignette of Detroit.
#634

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Gratiot Ave Shadows


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Gratiot Ave Shadows
SOLD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's daily painting is is a view of Gratiot Ave near Eastern Market and entrance to the Dequindre Cut greenway. I really liked the simplicity of the shapes in this building.
#633

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

View of the Detroit River


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View of the Detroit River
SOLD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's daily painting is a view of the Detroit River with the Ambassador Bridge and River Rouge plant in the background
#632

Monday, June 15, 2009

Dequindre Cut IV




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Dequindre Cut IV
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's daily painting is the fourth in the Dequindre Cut Series of Detroit paintings
#631

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Michigan Central Depot


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Michigan Central Depot
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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Today's daily painting is an evening view of the front entrance to the abandoned Michigan Central Train Station
#630

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Steel Foundry Shadows


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Steel Foundry Shadows
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's daily painting is an industrial landscape of a downriver steel foundry near the Detroit River.
#629

Friday, June 12, 2009

Detroit Blues


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Detroit Blues
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's daily painting is a detail view of a building in the old warehouse district near the Detroit River.
#628

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Channel Markers II


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Channel Markers II
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's daily painting is a view of channel markers landlocked behind the Coast Guard Station on the Detroit River, looking like giant toy tops.
#627

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Industrial Blue


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Industrial Blue
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's daily painting is a detail of a railroad car with a deep cobalt blue sky
#626

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Red Doors


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The Red Doors
SOLD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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Today's daily painting is of an industrial building in the old warehouse district along the Detroit River.
#625

Monday, June 8, 2009

Rouge Steel Nocturne


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Rouge Steel Nocturne
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is a nocturne of the Rouge Steel plant
#624

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Dequindre Cut IV, Looking South


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Dequindre Cut IV, Looking South
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is the third in the series of Dequindre Cut paintings, this one is the view looking South from the same location as yesterdays painting.
#623

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Dequindre Cut III


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Dequindre Cut III, Looking North
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is the third in the series of Dequindre Cut paintings, this one is the view looking North at the unfinished section.
#622

Friday, June 5, 2009

Study in Grey


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Study in Grey
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is a study in grey of a Midtown water-tank with graffiti tags.
#621