The daily dose of architecture MORE FRANK FURNESS

Here are two more simple, unadorned renderings of Furness' work in Philadelphia:

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art

Unitarian Church

The daily dose of ARCHITECTURE

The Wilmington Train Station designed by Frank Furness is always a joy to look at.

Wilmington Train Station  watercolor

Wilmington Train Station  watercolor

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #30 Another day with Frank Furness

I tried to portray a wide range of Furness's work in this one montage.  I apologize for the poor quality of this photo which was taken years ago with no intention of it ever being printed for public viewing.

In Praise of Frank Furness

Watercolor  30x22"

Unitarian Church in Philadelphia

Watercolor  14x14"

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #29 Staying with Frank

I thought I would spend a few more days with Frank Furness and the City of Brotherly Love.  Furness designed a number of banks in the city and surrounding communities.  I decided to put some of them together in one painting, and since all but one of my references were in B&W I had to use my own color schemes.  The result was called Franks's Banks.

Frank's Banks

Watercolor

Approximately 15x40"

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #28 Frank Furness

I am a big fan of the late Frank Furness, an architect in the grand Victorian style whose legacy can be seen throughout Philadelphia and in nearby Wilmington Delaware.  Wilmington's Amtrak station is a Furness building that was restored in the 1960s.

 The tower

Watercolor

15x30

Wilmington Train Station

print from original watercolor

8x10