Vivid cityscape looking into Times Square and

looking into Times Square and savoring the long

I exhibited my paintings at an art show in Kansas City

but I might have snapped a reference photo for this beautiful cloud formation while hurtling down the highway

The trick is to be able to travel out on the roadways to get to subjects like this

I recall a conversation that I had with a park ranger about how to dodge the masses

Vivid cityscape looking into Times Square andThere's an old saying about how a blank page is a writer's worst enemy, and this wisdom holds true for artists, too. When I start a new painting, I like to establish its "key" immediately by blocking in the sky (the source of light) or by splashing color on the canvas to eliminate the stark white. I refer to the latter approach as an "underpainting" because it supports the final work from behind the scenes. With this new subject from 7th Avenue in