It was a beautiful two days painting alongside Gramercy Park. Not only did I explore a new stylistic approach, the Mayor of Gramercy Park — Arlene Harrison said hello, I had a traffic cop flash me his nipple, a dog peed on my easel bag, another dog left me a steaming treat, and, most pleasantly, I ran into Lisa and Co for extemporaneous cocktails in the park.
The dogs (and their owner’s), it would appear, are not that into me.
Set-up for a fine day of work… a brief pencil sketch… difficult to photograph, impossible to record.
It’s a wash… orange and red that is.
A blue gradient in the sky, working around the perimeter of the buildings.
Working into the buildings with a somewhat muted shade of mustard. Yes, I said it, mustard. Foreshadowing for a garden party perhaps?
Wrapping-up after day one… I looked long and hard throughout the evening (while watching Suits, which is an amazing show) — I felt something drastic and experimental was required.
Ah… the phantom, swift, freehand sketch of the City over the City (capital’s, because it’s New York after all).
Working a positive/negative painting schematic, retaining the underlying structure partially for a patchwork type of look and feel.
Boom! The Con Edison Tower with that fabulous green light shining like a beacon in Lower Manhattan.
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