SJF New York Art
Blog URL http://sjfnewyork.blogspot.com
Located New York, New York USA
Tags paintings, New York, realism, architectural, urban, landscape, citiscapes, buildings, reflections
Realistic paintings of the New York urban landscape accompanied with back stories about the inspiration and the history behind the art, created by an award-winning native New York City artist.
Latest Blog Posts
- Allied Artists of America 96th Annual Exhibition at the National Arts Club on Nov 15, 2009
"59th Street Bridge Reflections"Oil on canvas36 x 30 inchesSoldI stopped in to see this large exhibit on Saturday and my painting "59th Street Bridge Reflections" has received a painting award. Always nice to get this type of recognition for my work.
- A Little Night Music in the Garden on Nov 6, 2009
Bruce and Leonard"30 Years!"Oil on canvas12 x 9 inchesTomorrow night I'm heading to Madison Square Garden with an old friend to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and I'm psyched. I've heard that the second album, "The Wild, The Innocent and...
- on Oct 29, 2009
The Crash of '29Eerily familiar"NYSE"Oil on canvas9 x 12 inchesSoldToday marks the 80th anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929, the one that heralded in THE Great Depression. The other evening I watched a PBS program, again, about the crash th...
- Scheffel Hall on Oct 27, 2009
German Renaissance Revival on 17th Street"Scheffel Hall"Oil on canvas24 x 18 inchesContinuing my explorations in paint of the Gramercy/Flatiron Districts I'd like to share this new painting with you. Scheffel Hall is a wonderfully ornate building, su...
- TDF and Me on Oct 23, 2009
Theater, theater, theater"TKTS"Oil on canvas30 x 36 inchesSoldOne of the greatest things about living in New York is going to the theater! When I was a child, my mother used to drag my brother and I to Broadway to see a Saturday matinee. I grew up to...
- The Majestic Flatiron Building on Oct 8, 2009
One of New York's treasured buildings"Flatiron II - A Bird's Eye View"Oil on canvas24 x 18 inchesWorking on a new series of paintings centered around the Flatiron and Gramercy Park areas of Manhattan and recently finished this painting. Had a wonderf...
- Q Culture 2009 on Sep 30, 2009
Cover artCover of the Queens Tribune Q Culture 2009 GuideVol. 39No. 39Sept. 24-30, 2009The other day a friend called me up very excited. She was in the bank when she noticed my painting featured on the cover of the Queens Tribune's special edition cu...
