Soldier in NYC - an oil painting

Back in The City 36x36 oil on linen

Soon to be on sale with Carré d'Artistes

Palette knife painting of NYC

La Villa - 19x19cm Oil on canvas --

One of the next forty NYC cityscapes for Carré d'Artistes

Mostly palette knife technique. 

Painting in the heat

Here is a photo from yesterday.  It gives you a good idea of how large the painting is and of how bright my new space it.
I know I'll finish this painting in August, was hoping for tomorrow.  The painting hasn't yet told me that it is finished.  

Progress report and studio shots

Here is where I left the painting yesterday.  I was hoping to finish it today but that won't happen.  I'll be able to block in most of the unpainted parts like in the taxi below.

Lots of detail work to follow, it's a good thing I don't have internet in the atelier.  Nothing to distract me from my brushes

I bought some new colors, Ochre Gold is one of them.  It's been on my palette before but was shunned when I stopped painting Tuscany.  Too kitsch.  I guess paintings of NY are kitsch too.

Here's a detail of a sprayed part for the next painting that I started blocking in, you'll see that next time. I used gold spray paint.   Glass buildings reflect the sun.

I have lots of colors to play with.

Today will be another great day.  The key is in my hand.

Experimenting with spray paints

This is one of the largest paintings I've done recently; 100x150cm.   I decided to post my progress.  It may become the invitation to my next show:  The Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain at the Bastille (Paris) from 1 to 5 November.  We'll see when it's finished.

An exciting thing that I recently wished for is to utilize spray paints in my paintings.  To my delight, when I moved into my new space I discovered boxes of spray paints that my friend left for me.    

It's great to be experimenting again. 

Here is a detail.  I think that it blends well with my urban landscapes.  I love that the colors dry so quickly and leave an absorbent matt surface.  It makes for great contrast with the oils.

Here is a detail of the top left corner, looks like an iced cake, that's the spatula knife.  

my new atelier

Here is my new space.  I just moved in the day after returning from a five week adventure in Tuscany, Provence and Corsica.  

The space is in La Fabrique in Ivry-sur-Seine, where I worked from 2007- 2009.  It's not the same atelier, this one was where the artist Farah Atassi was working.  I feel lucky to follow her into this space, maybe some of her awesome success will rub off my way.

The exciting thing for me is that here I can use spray paints; use graffiti technique, pochoir, tagging, etc. in my canvases.

Here is a detail of the floor under the wall where Farah worked.  I decided to not cover it up, it's just too cool... 

Key On Broadway

Key On Broadway

Oil on Linen

80x101cm

Some paintings take forever, this one was one of them.  I was actually surprised today to find it finished.  There is a key hidden in the painting, thus the title.  Recently I went to Place des Vosges to see the exhibition of Ronald Dupont at the Galerie Artima.  

Dupont's technique is unusual for figurative painting and it is very recognizable.  These paintings had lots of black, I think too much.  Another artist was exhibiting, Fernando Kindélan.  I love his work.  I guess I am a diehard for more of a classical painting technique.  The other artists in the gallery are awesome.

Fleet Street Fire Escape

Fleet Street Fire Escape

80x80 cm (aprox 32x32cm) 

oil on canvas

I really like this one.  After painting Paris, finding New York was refreshing.  It is absolutely full of color.  Paris is beige, grey, white and black.  Many people dress their kids in beige and blue, no dashing colors.  I love New York, I heart NY.

I just put all the paintings of 2011 on my website, check it out...

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7th Ave Slice 1

Here is a new one.  I am back to lighter warmer colors after going through a black phase.

New York City Urban landscape

This is the latest painting of NYC

The legs of the lady in the front are not as white as they seem.  The title is
Official Merchandise
It is 120x80cm
I think it took about 30 hours and I could keep working on it if I wanted to.  The people are so much fun to create, almost everyone was listening to an ipod