Inspired by a work by Edward Hopper, this celebrates train travel in older times
On the Train
acrylic painting
Urk, painting
“Urk” is a port on the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands. We visited it on our boat Viking in the summer of 2020.
I write about it here:
On the Terraza, acrylics
Looking through the double glass doors, the terraza stetches about 10 meters along the street 5 floors below. The sun hits portions of the walls and floor of this outdoor area. A neighbor looks on.
A Bakery in Petxina
An ode to Manet
This scene is based upon our local bakery, and inspired by Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère. Petxina (pronounced ‘Pechina’) is a neighborhood of Valencia. The bakery is around the corner from us.
Avec Ma Fille a Paris
With
Avec Ma Fille a Paris, With My Daughter in Paris. At Notre Dame
In a van Gogh Field
This adds to my series of paintings echoing Van Gogh. The lark makes an appearance in the scrumbly, swilley sky as brightly dressed visitors head for the field.
Tubas at the Palau, acrylics
This is another in a series of paintings based on pen and ink drawings done at the Palau de la Musica. There are normally tuba and contrabass sections of these symphonic bands.
At the Bakery
There is an excellent bakery just around the corner from our place in Valencia. A friendly young woman frequently serves us. So I got the idea of putting her into a scene like Monet’s Bar at the Folies scene. This is what I have done here. I consider this a study for a larger piece.
From the Banister
“From the Banister” acrylic painting
Close up
We move in on the eye, it’s shimmering reflections, fluidity, how it conveys awareness.
