Citylights #29, SOLD

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Citylights #29, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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Another in the Citylights Series of paintings
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City Reflections, 250th Post, SOLD

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City Reflections, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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I love the way sunlit buildings and intense deep blue sky are reflected onto the windshield and hood of cars that
are in shadow.
#250

Late March Snow, SOLD

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Late March Snow, oil on linen panel, 5"x5"
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A wonderful house in Hamtramck with fresh snow. The new snow and sunshine made me want to paint this one. This has been the fourth or fifth snowiest winter ever in Michigan. We are ready for spring!
#249

Detroit River Nocturne, SOLD

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Detroit River Nocturne, oil on linen panel, 5"x5"
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These Detroit Riverfront cement silos have been demolished to make way for a host of new riverfront projects, the first urban state park, and the expansion of the Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor. Detroit's Riverwalk a five-mile long promenade will span from the Ambassador Bridge to Belle Isle.
#248

Gratiot Ave Shadows, SOLD

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Gratiot Ave Shadows. oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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I really liked the sharp contrast in this scene along Gratiot Ave.
#247

Mich Central, Detail, SOLD

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Mich Central, Detail. oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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Another Michigan Central painting, This building has a hold on me. It is so awesome and haunting and beautiful all at the same time. There is a lot of talk about tearing it down. I hope they can find a way to make use of it. I am going to try to get inside again to take photos just in case.
#246

CityLights #28, SOLD

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CityLights #28, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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Something a little different today. Detroit area clients will be familiar with these.
I started a series of CityLights paintings in 2001.
#245

Brush Park Shadows, SOLD

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Brush Park Shadows, oil on linen panel, 5"x7"
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Another painting from the Brush Park area of Detroit.
#244

River Rouge Landscape, SOLD

River Rouge Landscape, Oil on panel 26"x42"
This larger painting will be available at my show at the David Klein Gallery this May.

Study in Blue & Grey, SOLD

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Study in Blue & Grey, oil on linen panel, 5"x5"
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This is a continuation of yesterday's thought on being able to show beauty where few would be able to see it.
The physical and mental act of painting is a great pleasure. I am very fortunate to be able to live an Artist's life, and do not take it for granted, but savor it everyday.
#243

Midtown Landscape, SOLD

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Midtown Landscape, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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This is the back of one of many small mom and pop restaurants scattered all over Detroit. A sign said breakfast served anytime. I feel this building possesses a quiet dignity. There is often great beauty in the simply everyday things, you just have to let it come to you. Sometimes less is more.
#242

Reflections, SOLD

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Reflections, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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Detail of Downtown Detroit building window with reflections.
#241

Detroit Landscape #2, SOLD

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Detroit Landscape #2, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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An Eastside Detroit Industrial landscape with wild flowers
#240

Detroit Landscape, SOLD

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Detroit Landscape, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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A downriver Detroit landscape with ruins and graffiti.
#239

Bridge Nocturne, SOLD

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Bridge Nocturne, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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Ambassador Bridge as seen from the Detroit River looking West.
#238
Downriver Nocturne

Downriver Nocturne, 24"x30", oil on linen.
This painting will be available in my May 2008 show at the David Klein Gallery in Birmingham, MI

United Artist Marquee, SOLD

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United Artist Marquee 5"x7", oil on linen panel.
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This is a painting of the United Artist Marquee, the building is still standing but the marquee is gone.
There are so many wonderful buildings that I have painted over the last twenty-five plus years that are no longer standing. The paintings stand as a visual record of their existence. Sadly in Detroit so many are just destroyed and not renovated or restored as in other cities.
#237

The Detroit Alphabet "R" SOLD

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The Detroit Alphabet, letter "X", oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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This is the seventh letter painting in the Detroit Alphabet series. It is from a vintage neon sign.
R is for red
#236

Detroit Landscape with Cement Silos, SOLD

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Detroit Landscape with Cement Silos, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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A classic Detroit landscape with Industrial Cement Silos. The trees give a sense of scale to the scene.
#235

The Farwell Building #2, SOLD

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The Farwell Building #2, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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I was really excited by all the color in such a limited value range.
#234

Midtown Water Tank, SOLD

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Midtown Water Tank, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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A water tank in Midtown Detroit with nice dark shadows against a blue sky.
Because there is so much negative energy going on in Detroit right now, I am going to try to keep the images on a more positive take for awhile.
#233

Fisher Bldg. Nocturne #2, SOLD

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Fisher Bldg. Nocturne #2, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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In the 70's I worked at a small art studio across the street from this building. We often worked late into the night and this was the view we got to enjoy.
#232

Hamtramck Deux, SOLD

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Hamtramck Deux, oil on linen panel, 5"x7"
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These two wonderful buildings in Hamtramck are no longer standing. I am happy when I can leave a visual record of an area of Detroit that is constantly changing.
#231

Michigan Central, SOLD

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Michigan Central, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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This building continues to inspire me.
In American Ruins (The Monacelli Press, 1999), Camilo José Vergara wrote, "I have photographed the former Michigan Central Railroad Station at least twice a year for eight years...The station, a huge, austere, neoclassical building erected in 1913 by Warren & Wetmore on the model of the Baths of Caracalla, is now derelict, isolated: a menacing presence."
#230

Storm Clouds & Water Tank, SOLD

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Storm Clouds & Water Tank, oil on linen panel, 5"x7"
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I was intrigued by the contrast and silhouetting of the water tank against the stark color of the sky. This was one of those very crisp days we get when the cool clean Canadian air moves into Detroit giving everything a great clarity.
#229

Brush Park #12, SOLD

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Brush Park #12, oil on linen panel, 5"x7"
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This wonderful building is another in the Brush Park District of Detroit. This once opulent area of Detroit is undergoing a revival. Older buildings like this are being restored and new condominiums are being built.
This building is no longer standing.
#228

Dormer Shadows, SOLD

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Dormer Shadows, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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Another Brush Park painting. This one is very abstract in the shapes the dormer and shadows create
#227

Winter Light #2, SOLD

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Winter Light #2, oil on linen panel, 5"x5"
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The late afternoon winter light really plays well off the blue shadow side of the building.
#226

Architectural Detail, SOLD

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Architectural Detail, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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When I first started painting Detroit scenes in the mid eighties they were all done Grisaille. Some images just seem to work better this way. and I felt this was one of them.
#225

Column, Michigan Central R.R. Depot, SOLD

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Column, Michigan Central R.R. Depot, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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This is a detail of one of the front window columns in the Michigan Central R.R. Depot, I really liked the soft winter light in this one. It was designed by the same architect who designed Grand Central Station in New York City. It is still a monumental and beautiful building, even in it's battered condition.
#224

Brush Park Window #3, SOLD

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Brush Park Window #3, oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
Another Brush Park painting. This window is part of a very large abandoned apartment building. I liked the large interesting shapes and shadows created by the warped plywood.
#223

The Detroit Alphabet, Letter "X", SOLD

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The Detroit Alphabet, letter "X", oil on linen panel, 7"x5"
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This is the sixth letter painting in the Detroit Alphabet series. It is from the Bronx Bar sign.
I would like to do a painting of all the letters based on vintage sign-age in Detroit. When the complete Detroit Alphabet is done I would like to make a book from the series, that would be available for purchase from this blog.
#222

River Rouge Landscape, Study SOLD

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River Rouge Landscape, oil on linen panel, 7"x5", click on image to enlarge.
A classic Detroit landscape of the Ford River Rouge Plant.
I may do this painting larger for the upcoming May show at the David Klein Gallery.
#221