Somewhere near 145th Street

So this is another painting I did from a photo I took while I was in New York. I was slightly lost when I took this photo (actually, I was slightly lost for my entire trip to New York). I know I was somewhere near 145th Street. I was supposed to be meeting my family for dinner, which I did, eventually, but not before spending a great deal of time trying to figure out where the hell I was.

Orange Building

Okay, I realize that "Orange Building" is a very uninspired title for a post. Please forgive me. I hope you like the painting better than my unimaginative name for it.

Oh yeah, and this building is in New York somewhere near Chelsea, I think. My crappy sense of direction gets crappier when I'm traveling.

dumpster art

While I was in New York I saw a lot of art. Everywhere. Without even going into a museum or a gallery. This is my rendition of some stickers/graffiti/writing I saw on a dumpster. I think the real thing was better

Brooklyn Billboard

This is a painting I did from a photo I took of billboard I was when I was in New York. Brooklyn, to be precise.

(another) self portrait

This is a painting I did of my self while I was contemplating my life in it's current state. After I finished the painting I dropped it face down on the dirty floor. That seems very appropriate.

Night Painting

This is a painting I did from a picture I took of the UW Hospital at night. Cheating? Maybe...but it's too ^%&-ing cold to stand still outside at night and do a painting, even a short one.

I like how darkness simplifies things and adds a layer of abstration to the image. The color is very limited compared to day, and it goes without saying that there are few value details. I like shape of the smoke against the dark sky in this painting.

New York!

This past weekend I went to New York to see my brother's senior viola recital, which was fabulous. I *did* kinda want to strangle the person who kept clapping DURING the music, but that's another whole story that has nothing to do with painting, so I won't talk about it here.

I fucking LOVE New York. The day after my brother's recital I decided to take a walking tour of Manhatten. I ended up walking 250 blocks and I woke up the next morning with shin splints. Shin splints!!! I thought I was in shape from riding my bike every day, but apparently I'm well on my way to geriatric decrepitude.

I didn't bring my paints to New York (it was such a short trip), but I did do some sketches.

The drawing accompanying this post is a drawing I did while standing on a street corner. I think my stubborn refusal to move for five minutes annoyed the people who were trying to use the sidewalk for walking. Well...THEY annoyed ME by not standing still and not posing for my drawing.

Day...?

Sorry for being AWOL. But I have good excuses! My computer's been acting up and my camera is on the fritz. The computer has now agreed to cooperate for the time being and I'm using a borrowed camera. And even though I haven't been posting I've still been doing some painting.