Snow on the Great Lawn

After the most recent snowfall in New York City, I walked through Central Park to the Great Lawn. The snow looked like an inviting down blanket covering the lawn. The trees danced in the background with their barren branches. The midtown skyscrapers sparkled in the morning sunlight. The entire scene was so peaceful and wintery.

Empire State from Northern Manhattan

View from My Window, 2010

This is another piece in the "Six Views of the Empire State" series. I've made this scene in both collage and watercolor several times now and it always gives me a new perspective to revisit it.

Empire State from the Hudson

I'm working on a new series called "Six Views of the Empire State", as in the Empire State building. This is the first piece which shows the view of the Empire State from the Hudson River with the Hudson River Greenway in the foreground. It's a lovely bike ride on a summer day and is beautifully landscaped as you reach lower Manhattan. Stay tuned for more pieces in the series ... !  

New York City Sunrise

On a recent trip to upstate New York, I took the "red eye" bus back to the city. We arrived just as dawn broke. Approaching the city from New Jersey afforded a breathtaking view of sunrise over Midtown. Based on that vision, I created this collage with color aid paper. I tried to keep the composition simple to accentuate the glow of the Midtown skyscrapers against the rising sun.