Great Hill in Fall

I am very fortunate to have a view of Central Park from my living room window. The trees in the park are turning shades of yellow, orange and the occasional red. From a distance, it looks like a colorful quilt of warmly textured patterns. This piece of the Great Hill section is an attempt to capture that scene.

Autumn Lovers

I was inspired to create this piece after my sister announced her engagement. They are planning a fall wedding. The warm tones of fall seem the perfect backdrop for a celebration of partnership, love and commitment. It's also a romantic scene to envision a couple standing beneath a colorful tree with swirling leaves falling around them.

Red Leaf

I really enjoy the shape of oak leaves! In these pieces, I tried to abstract on the shape of the leaf by cutting out one red leaf and pasting it against a fall sky blue background and then using the negative image to create an impression of the leaf. These leaves have a very organic shape which is accentuated by using only two colors.

Autumn Leaves

Walking through the city, you become aware of fall's arrival as you hear leaves of all different shapes and sizes crunching beneath your feet. Here is a collage of some of the colorful leaves I have seen in my jaunts around the city over the past week!

Autumn in Morningside Heights

The other evening, I walked down Morningside Drive and stopped to appreciate the view of Morningside Park with Central Harlem in the background. There is a great lookout near 116th St. which is elevated over the park and affords a sweeping view of Harlem and Morningside Park. Some of the leaves were starting to turn on the trees. This is my interpretation of the scene.

Pear

When pears come into season, you know that fall is truly here! Pears have such an elegant, artistic shape. In this piece, I used bold colors and simple shapes to capture their elegance.

Apple

One of the things that I like best about fall is that apples are in season! Throughout the city, farmers' markets sell bountiful shiny mackintosh, rustic cortland's, and speckled gala apples. One of my favorites is the pale green ginger gold. It's a visual feast to see all the apples in wooden crates with their varying sizes, colors and textures. I created this cut-out with color aid paper.