Striking Gold Knoxville This moment looking down 7th

This moment looking down 7th Avenue caught my eye as the iconic taxicab leads us into the lights and colors of Times Square

but I gained a much greater appreciation for the role that this city has played in American history

sort of like focusing a camera

Then head to the nearest ice cream shop and enjoy a well-earned chocolate waffle cone

From my earliest cityscape paintings inspired by Baltimore (I called Maryland home when I first began my painting career)

Striking Gold Knoxville This moment looking down 7thGreat colors, deep shadows, and a wonderful vantage point made possible by a late summer drought drew me to this subject along the Middle Prong River in the Great Smoky Mountains. Unusually low water levels on the river enabled me to get this view by clambering out onto the stream boulders for a whole new perspective. This landscape emerged from a smaller initial study, Study, Striking Gold.