Showers in the Park

Showers at Bryant Park 12x12" Acrylic on Canvas

For the most part it was sunny and hot during the two weeks I was painting in the city, but there were a couple of days that started out cloudy and then it eventually started pouring. I moved my entire operation to a nearby outdoor restaurant that had awnings, which I took shelter under. I didn't bother setting up my easel again, I just sat at a table with my painting in my lap and all my stuff on the floor. Not an ideal situation, but that's plein air for you ... the show must go on! 

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group 12x12" Acrylic

Here is another painting from my NYC Plein Air Painting project. I kept noticing that a lot of men were wearing those deep blue shirts, such a pretty color! They must be in fashion now. Someone asked me in an email why I did these NYC Paintings. It was basically a commission in which the Bryant Park Corporation chose 4 artists to depict the setting, over a 2 week period. We each had a different two week time slot. We were allowed to paint anywhere we chose in the 2 square block area of 40 to 42nd St, between 5th and 6th Avenues. The only stipulation is that we be present all day, painting plein air. Two of the days it rained, and I will show those paintings in my next posts. For the other days, it was mostly sunny, verrry hot. The paintings I did during that time became their property, as part of their collection, to display as they wished. Here is more information on the project, with links to the other artists too.