Category: Paintings
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Persistence Under Change
Totnes is a ‘Transition Town,’ yet this view of the East Gate along the high street remains largely unchanged over many years. 4’x4′ Oil on canvas 2010
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The Harvesters
With this painting, I started to see neglect and abandonment in a cyclical perspective. 4’x4′ Oil on Canvas 2010
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Lyrical Greening of a Brownfield – SOLD!
Lyrical Greening of a Brownfield I Originally uploaded by 730N I am happy to report – I sold the Lyrical Greening of a Brownfield paintings. My favorite of the two is pictured here. I traveled out to Pittsburgh this month to attend the dedication ceremony for the Remaking Cities Institute. The paintings were presented to…
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama Originally uploaded by 730N I made this little portrait of Obama in oil pastels. The background is water color washes of overlapping geometric shapes. This is the first political figure I have ever drawn and perhaps it is interesting to think of them as symbols of policy decisions that have real world effects.…
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Nine Mile Run Restoration
Nine Mile Run Restoration Originally uploaded by 730N Samantha says my work is all about relationships. I tend to agree. Hawthorne (Hawthorne on Painting) speaks of painting as spots of color. “The beauty of a picture results from the way spots of color are brought together.” This describes the mechanics of my painting. I simply…
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It’s 4:14. (Whey Fo Me)
It’s 4:14. (Whey Fo Me) Originally uploaded by 730N So the blog writing did stall. Apologies for that! I did get lost, but thankfully it was in the studio. I fell out of contact for a little while I was painting a new picture for my first official show in Philadelphia. It was a group…
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Julie’s Sycamore
sycamore tree Originally uploaded by 730N Hi. In the next few weeks I plan to write in a brainstorming fashion about particular paintings done in the last 2 years that I find to be important. Any feedback, positive or negative is welcome. Haters, however, can expect to be decimated by my swords of logic and…
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Margate Mural Progress photos..
margate Mural Progress Originally uploaded by 730N Some of you may know, I am working on a 3 walled interior mural in Margate NJ. The mural is part of a larger redesign of the 3rd floor of a beach house. The redesign is headed by JJ Fox Interior Design. Click on the photo to see…
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A look back to a work traded a year ago.
Traded! Originally uploaded by 730N In Pittsburgh at a street fair, I traded this piece for a graffiti inspired work from another artist. I liked the old look of the paper here, which was artificially induced. The cropping and pose of the drawing is pretty interesting as well. I didn’t sign the work on the…
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Swissvale Mural Wall
Swissvale Mural Wall Originally uploaded by 730N. Putting a proposal together with eco-artist Ann Rosenthal about this site in Swissvale PA. Fingers Crossed!
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Lady Liberty & the moon
Lady Liberty & the moon Originally uploaded by space.girl. My friend Gina asked me to come help paint sets for the Curio Theater Company in West Philadelphia. The play is called “Green Bird.” From the description: In this fantasy fairy tale the King returns from the war to find that his mother has seized the…