Citylights #43

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Citylights #43
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is from the continuing series of Citylight paintings of Detroit
#616

Warehouse Alley

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Warehouse Alley
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is a view of an alley in the warehouse district near the Dequindre Cut. For some reason this reminded me of the trees along the roads in Southwest France. After all Detroit was once called the Paris of the Midwest. I really like the way the sensuous curves in the tree
#615

Dequindre Cut II

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Dequindre Cut II
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is a view of the Dequindre Cut looking North towards Eastern Market. This section of the greenway development has not yet been completed. The section completed has a 20-foot-wide paved pathway, which includes separate lanes for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. It is really cool with some great graffiti .
#614

Early Morning Shadows

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Early Morning Shadows
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of an interesting building in Detroit. There are so many of these single story buildings all over Detroit. Couldn't resist the colors in this one.
#613

Michigan Ave. Shadows

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Michigan Ave. Shadows
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a lonely building on Michigan Ave in Detroit. There are so many of these abandoned single story buildings all over Detroit, waiting for better times.
#612

Warehouse Watertank

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Warehouse Watertank
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a warehouse district watertank as seen from below.
#611

The Blue Wall

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The Blue Wall
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of an interesting building on Van Dyke Rd. I really like the contrast of light and shadow.
#610

The Green House

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The Green House
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of an urban green house as seen from the expressway. I like this view looking up from the road below.
#609

Circle

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Circle, SOLD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
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This daily painting is of a vintage Circle sign on Van Dyke Rd. in Detroit
#608

River Nocturne III

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River Nocturne III
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is a nocturne of the Detroit River from the Detroit side along the riverwalk.
#607

Channel Markers

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Channel Markers,
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of some brightly colored channel markers catching some rays behind the Coast Guard Station. Such great contrast is hard for me to pass up. They look like wooden tops from another era.
#606

Warehouse District Shadows

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Warehouse District Shadow
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of the dark building behind the Detroit Elevator Co. building in yesterday's painting.
#605

Detroit Elevator Co

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Detroit Elevator Co
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of the Detroit Elevator Co. A building at the entrance to the Dequindre Cut, near the Detroit River. I really like blue so this one was easy for me.
#604

Dequindre Cut

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Dequindre Cut
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is a view of the Dequindre Cut, a new greenway park in Detroit.
#603

Downtown Watertank

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Downtown Watertank
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is of a watertank in downtown Detroit warehouse district.
#602

Detail, Van Dyke Rd.

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Detail, Van Dyke St.
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily painting is of a detail of an abandoned storefront on Van Dyke Road in North Detroit
#601

Stroh's, 600th Postcard

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Stroh's
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is the 600th Postcard from Detroit.
It is of a Stroh's sign painted on the side of the Cloverleaf Bakery in North Detroit.


Please see the interview of my show at the George Billis Gallery in NY .

click on the link below.
IN THE REAL ART WORLD

#600

Big Red

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Big Red,
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a delightful corner building on Van Dyke Rd. in Detroit

I am the featured weekly Artist on emptyeasel ,
please check out the online review of Postcards from Detroit by Lisa Orgler
#599

Shadows on Van Dyke Road

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Shadows on Van Dyke Road
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a delightful building on Van Dyke Rd. in Detroit
It represents the strength and grit of Detroit's industry.

I am the featured Artist on emptyeasel today,
please check out the online review of Postcards from Detroit by Lisa Orgler
#598

Shadows of Steel

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Shadows of Steel
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a detail of a train wheel with shadows.
It represents the strength and grit of Detroit's industry.

#597

Rouge Steel Nocturne

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Rouge Steel Nocturne
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a section of the vast Rouge Steel Plant along the Detroit River.
#596

Hamilton Street Storefront

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Hamilton Street Storefront
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a red storefront on Hamilton Street in Detroit.
#595

Spring Watertank

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Spring Watertank
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of a watertank near the I-75 and Davidson Freeways
#594

Citylights #42

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Citylights #42
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily oil painting is the latest in the Citylight series of Detroit paintings.
And is another view of Woodward Ave.

This is a short U-tube movie of the Opening Reception at the Gallery exhibiting Painters, Stephen Magsig and David Lyle. George Billis Gallery April 28th - May 23rd. 511 West 25th Street, Ground floor New York, NY 10001

This is a photo from the opening at the George Billis Gallery. It was taken by Sharon Florin, another New York Urban Landscape painter and blogger. Check out her blog,
SJF New York Art,
Thanks, Sharon

#593

The Green Window

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The Green Window
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
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This daily painting is of of an interesting colored house seen from the road.
Spring has finally arrived.
This was taken yesterday after dropping off a small painting for The Grand Bazaar, the fourth Annual Benefit for Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), being held on Friday, May 8, 2009. Please stop by if you can.
#592

Citylights #41

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Citylights #41
SOLD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
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This daily oil painting is the latest in the Citylight series of Detroit paintings.
And is another view of Woodward Ave.
When I figure out how to download the pictures from my cellphone I will post a couple pictures from the opening. It was a great opening and I had a great time. The daily painting fans were well represented. Thanks to all that made the night a great success.
#591