Times Square Sunset - a palette knife painting of NYC

Times Square Sunset - 36x36cm oil on canvas

It's so thick looks like Nutella on toast. 

Years ago if I came across this painting I might have scorned.  Too easy, yeah right.  After painting like this I realize how much skill it takes, more concnetration, no time to waste, no strokes out of place.  This painting will be on sale with Carré d'Artistes some time soon.

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.

the atelier today

Here is the last painting for the show, I haven't decided what to call it yet.  I work from photos on my mac. It is great working from a computer screen because one can enlarge the image to see details and there is no need to print the photo I am working from. 

7th ave Slice 2

This took nine hours to block in.  Now it could be finished but I might work on it more.

New York City Urban landscape

Spring Street

80x101cm