A WILMINGTON PORTFOLIO

Now available online

A Wilmington Portfolio is a collection of paintings of the city from the 1970s and 80s, depicting a broad range of  subjects, from the grand elegance of the civic architecture to the intimate shops, nooks, and crannies of Wilmington’s diverse neighborhoods.

The 150 page hardcover book measures 11x14" and contains 176 paintings and 7 B&W drawings.

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BY THEIR BACKSIDES YOU WILL KNOW THEM

I’m not sure that means anything, but I like the way it sounds, and the different meanings the words can inspire.  For the purposes of this post, it means that the backs of so many urban buildings often stand in stark contrast to their fronts, and are frequently far more interesting to me because of the nitty gritty texture and disarray

I’ve been rendering the back side of buildings and streets for as long as I have been painting urban architecture…some 40 years now.

Wilmington backyards...watercolr...circa 1980

Where Am I?  Early Paducah watercolor...circa 2005

Included in the Paducah Portfolia - a work very much in progress - are these two new paintings.

Behing Market Sq. East...markers

Behind Jerfferson St....markers

I can't help myself.  When I see stuff like this I simply have to draw/paint it.  Or this...

Sidewalk Sentinels...watercolor and ink...circa 1980

NEW WORK

I've been a busy little bee in the studio...missing yesterday's post...and here is what I have to show for it.


Skyscape, or for the birds II 30x20


An urban landscape in progress. 30x40. An imaginative cityscape based on several unrelated NYC photos.

WATERCOLOR

Where am I? wc 16x16"



Grace wc 7x10"



Union Square wc 20x40"

I launched my art career almost 30 years ago as a watercolorist and for many years it was my only medium. My earliest interests were urban landscapes and architecture, and being self taught my approach to this medium was dictated my desire to depict crisp and reasonably accurate renderings of the archicture before me. To achieve this I devised a way, using various sized drafting tapes to create the hard edges I wanted. My early work was done on 180 lb. cold press paper which I pre-stretched before painting. Recenly I have turned to 300 lb. paper.