THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #31..SAVANNAH'S MONTEREY SQUARE.

My day and half stay in Savannah was marked by gray skies and light rain, but I still managed to shoot several rolls of film as I walked from one of the city's famous squares to another.   After reviewing all of them, repeatedly, I settled on Monterey Square as the subject of my print.  Using artistic liberty, I "unwrapped" the square and this was the result.

Monterey Square

Print from original watercolor

10x30"

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #19 CAPE MAY NJ

Today I will be in New Jersey visiting friends and family.  Although I won't make it to Cape May, I will be close enough to share this painting.  The nations first sea shore resort, and now a popular vacation spot for families, Cape May is famous for its Victorian architecture, almost all of it original. 
I published 7 prints of the town during the 1980s, 3 of them featuring the towns B&Bs.

Cape May Hospitality I

Print 12x37"

$50

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #18 MARKET STREET - WILMINGTON DE

I will be in Wilmington today, and if time allows, will check out a new Jerry's Artarama store on Market St.  When I lived there, Market street had been converted to an urban mall, with no vehicular traffic, an experiment that was later abandoned.  When I visit now I have to adjust to this change, as well as many others since I painted this portrait of one block of Wilmington's "main street".

Market Street

Limited Edition print from original watercolor

12x37"

$50

The elegant structure in the middle is the Grand Opera House, with its cast iron facade.  It was restored to its original beauty in the late 1970s and is a great venue for live music and theater.  My very first art show was in The Grand Gallery in 1977 located on the ground floor. (long since gone)

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #14 CAPTAIN'S ROW

Across the Potomac River from Washington DC is the town of Alexandria VA.  In the historic Old Town Alexandria is this lovely street, once the home to many of the local sea captains, thus the name, Captain's Row. 

Captains Row

print from original watercolor - 1989

12x37"

$50

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #11 CHARLESTON SC

Two days in Charleston with my camera and daughter Amy in 1988 resulted in this composite of homes on the cities famed East Battery.  What a delightful city; sadly I have not been back since then.

Charleston SC

Limited ed print

12x37"

DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #10 ST. MICHAELS BY THE BAY

Located on the famed "Eastern Shore" of the Chesapeake Bay, St. Michaels is a pure visual delight, as well as a magnet for boaters, fishermen, and tourists.  I painted the town twice, the first time from land, and the second from the water, thanks to dear friends Tuck and Betty and their boat.  (In addition to the visual delights I still remember the Red Snapper soup that Betty served us that day.)
Below is the second of the two paintings.

 

looking at St. Michaels

Limited Ed print from the original watercolor

12x37"

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #6 NEWPORT RI

I'm thinking it will be more interesting if these posts become less predictable, so from now on we will hopscotch up and down the mid-Atlantic states, and elsewhere.  Today we will be stopping in Newport RI, a fascinating town I visited on a gray, rainy day in the late 1980s.  After shuffling through dozens of photos, I came up with this composition.

Newport RI
print 12x28" from original watercolor
$50.00

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #4 WASHINGTON DC

Continuing south, a short hour below Baltimore is our nation's capital, Washington DC.  To accomplish this painting I traveled by train from Wilmington to Union Station, and proceeded to walk my little buns off, shooting almost a dozen rolls of 35mm film before returning home.  The real fun came when I spread out the photos on my large drawing table and began the process of composing a composition that incorporated all that I wanted to include.

The result was a watercolor 18x45" that became this 13x37" print.

America's City

limited Ed. print 13x37"

$50.00

THE DAILY URBAN LANDSCAPE #3 Baltimore MD

For today's landscape we will continue traveling south, about an hours drive from Wilmington, to Baltimore's Inner Harbor, a delightful mix of shops, restaurants, and museums, as well as its famous Aquarium.

The Inner Harbor

Print (12x37") from an original watercolor aprox. 16x45"

$50.00

BARN OF THE DAY

This is print from an original watercolor.  It was inspired by the farm house on the left.  I added several additions to the house, some outbuildings, and the barn.  The 10x40" limited edition print is available for $40 plus $7 S&H.