#artcaptureschange

Vault Lights (Time Lapse #2), 2020, oil on linen, 20 x 16. Vault Lights were invented in the late 1800s before electricity to cast natural light beneath the sidewalks of New York and other cities into the vaults below–where people worked, walked and traveled, So much of city life still occurs beneath the surface, but the vaults lights are all but gone. A few remain in areas like Soho. They are not functional, and are barely recognizable, encrusted with the dirt and grime of many decades. Still, if you look carefully you can see the vast spectrum of reflected light, as well as the black emptiness under the broken lenses. A few years ago I began to create a Vault Light series that can be seen on my website. Since the pandemic, I began t thinking of them again, as indicators of the way things disappear, yet remain. I am adding to the series with new work called Vault Lights (Time Lapse). #vaultlights #artcaptureschange #artcapturestime #urbanremnants #urbanartifacts#paintinghistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CG1JSLclqfZ/?igshid=1ovjqtpid8a18

Vault Lights (Time Lapse #4), 2020, oil on linen, 20 x 16 Vault Lights were invented in the late 1800s before electricity to cast natural light beneath the sidewalks of New York and other cities into the vaults below–where people worked, walked and traveled, So much of city life still occurs beneath the surface, but the vaults lights are all but gone. A few remain in areas like Soho. They are not functional, and are barely recognizable, encrusted with the dirt and grime of many decades. Still, if you look carefully you can see the vast spectrum of reflected light, as well as the black emptiness under the broken lenses. A few years ago I began to create a Vault Light series that can be seen on my website. Since the pandemic, I began t thinking of them again, as indicators of the way things disappear, yet remain. I am adding to the series with new work called Vault Lights (Time Lapse). #vaultlights #urbanremnants #artcapturestime #artcaptureschange #paintingthecity #paintingnyc #paintwhatyousee (at Pfizer 630 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGGtiJBFEzJ/?igshid=1bsi361iinee0

Having some fun with my new hanging system. Hanging around are Holding Patterns, 7&8, 2019, each 24 x 30, oil on linen. Original concept derived from empty outer walls of torn away buildings. Recent events have given new meaning to “things being on hold”. #whatisee #artcaptureschange #momentsintime#whatcomesnext (at Pfizer 630 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9YZsuFEL0/?igshid=137ir5b0bt2ig

“Sunset in the East-5”. Posting again so it fits the screen. So many things to remember to do before posting! 2020, oil on linen, 20 x 40 (diptych). #artcaptureschange #thecityinart #lightasstructure #paintingthecity #whatisee #howisee #luminousgeometry (at Pfizer 630 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEyBa2lE4h/?igshid=1st36upan6fhx

More from the series, “Sunset in the East”, this no. 5 is a diptych, 20x20, oil on linen, 2020. Part of an exploration of light as structure. Nos. 1 & 2 can be seen included in “Sea Change”, @odettagallery @shimartnetwork #artcaptureschange #thecityinart #lightasstructure #paintingthecity #whatisee #howisee (at Brooklyn, N.Y.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEwP5yFPMW/?igshid=1el60ztzpq