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Transportation
I've never had a driver's license, so for me, transportation has mostly been public. I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the environments created by tracks, elevated structures, fences, graffiti, and city streets. They create constantly changing combinations of shapes, colors, and perspective.
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Overpass
With the sun and sky blotted out, you have to appreciate the patterns created by this overhead structure and your approaching bus.
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Overpass
With the sun and sky blotted out, you have to appreciate the patterns created by this overhead structure and your approaching bus.
01
Overpass
With the sun and sky blotted out, you have to appreciate the patterns created by this overhead structure and your approaching bus.
01
Prospect Park Station
On my daily commute, this was normally an unwelcome sight, an empty tunnel, no train pulling in. But I aimed to capture the beauty in it.
02
Tracks for the Q and B
This painting was a triumph for me—handling the strict one-point perspective without making the scene look mechanical.
03
Old Streetcars Behind Fairway
I love trolleys, especially old ones. Derelict trolleys were left to rust along a body of water called Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn, N.Y. This painting was the first in a long-running series.
04
Old Trolley
The textures, the patina, the decay—you can't beat it.
05
Trolley Coming Out of the Mist
I took liberties with this image, letting the tail end of the trolley disappear into the water.
06
View of Tracks and Graffiti
The strict geometry of the rails meets the improvised marks of graffiti. From above, all the switches and rooftops become an intricate city pattern.
07
Elevated Tracks
Without a train present, the tracks themselves become the subject. The rails bend and disappear while platforms, beams, and stairways layer around them like a piece of machinery.
08
Trolley Behind a Fence
The fence creates a little pattern across the trolley. I chose to use almost all warm colors in this painting. The bits of green are as cool as it gets.
09
Trolley in Warm Colors
I wanted to see what would happen if an old trolley, usually thought of in metal and gray, was pushed into warmer color. The pinks and oranges soften the machinery without losing its weight.
10
Two Trains
The two trains running on parallel tracks give the scene an instant rhythm. The rails curve through the rooftops and buildings, making the transit system feel completely woven into the neighborhood.
11
Trolley in Profile
A profile view lets the details become almost abstract. The curved metal, windows, fence, and dark horizontal bands stack together and fill the frame.
12
Trolley on Red Background
The red background gave the trolley a completely different energy. I liked the cool metal body pushed forward against that warm field, with the rusty fence adding another layer in front.
13
Trolley with Green Background
Putting the streetcars in so much green changed the mood completely. The row of vehicles, rocks, grass, and red path creates a looser, more unexpected setting for all that old machinery.
14
Trolley Up Close
Up close, the trolley starts to become imposing.
15
Bus Ride
Again, I aimed to find what was interesting in a bus ride and the interior of a city bus. For me, it's all about shapes.
16
Trolley Cropped
Cropping away most of the trolley draws attention to the remaining details. The teal body, number 3321, and rounded window stand out against the warm building.
17
Infrastructure
I show here how infrastructure cuts across very different landscapes: roadway, fields, a distant skyline. Collage effectively captures layered surfaces in one composition.
18
Waiting for a Train
This was an experiment with cool colors and how much I could convey with such a limited palette.
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Prospect Park Station
On my daily commute, this was normally an unwelcome sight, an empty tunnel, no train pulling in. But I aimed to capture the beauty in it.
01
Prospect Park Station
On my daily commute, this was normally an unwelcome sight, an empty tunnel, no train pulling in. But I aimed to capture the beauty in it.
02
Tracks for the Q and B
This painting was a triumph for me—handling the strict one-point perspective without making the scene look mechanical.
03
Old Streetcars Behind Fairway
I love trolleys, especially old ones. Derelict trolleys were left to rust along a body of water called Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn, N.Y. This painting was the first in a long-running series.
04
Old Trolley
The textures, the patina, the decay—you can't beat it.
05
Trolley Coming Out of the Mist
I took liberties with this image, letting the tail end of the trolley disappear into the water.
06
View of Tracks and Graffiti
The strict geometry of the rails meets the improvised marks of graffiti. From above, all the switches and rooftops become an intricate city pattern.
07
Elevated Tracks
Without a train present, the tracks themselves become the subject. The rails bend and disappear while platforms, beams, and stairways layer around them like a piece of machinery.
08
Trolley Behind a Fence
The fence creates a little pattern across the trolley. I chose to use almost all warm colors in this painting. The bits of green are as cool as it gets.
09
Trolley in Warm Colors
I wanted to see what would happen if an old trolley, usually thought of in metal and gray, was pushed into warmer color. The pinks and oranges soften the machinery without losing its weight.
10
Two Trains
The two trains running on parallel tracks give the scene an instant rhythm. The rails curve through the rooftops and buildings, making the transit system feel completely woven into the neighborhood.
11
Trolley in Profile
A profile view lets the details become almost abstract. The curved metal, windows, fence, and dark horizontal bands stack together and fill the frame.
12
Trolley on Red Background
The red background gave the trolley a completely different energy. I liked the cool metal body pushed forward against that warm field, with the rusty fence adding another layer in front.
13
Trolley with Green Background
Putting the streetcars in so much green changed the mood completely. The row of vehicles, rocks, grass, and red path creates a looser, more unexpected setting for all that old machinery.
14
Trolley Up Close
Up close, the trolley starts to become imposing.
15
Bus Ride
Again, I aimed to find what was interesting in a bus ride and the interior of a city bus. For me, it's all about shapes.
16
Trolley Cropped
Cropping away most of the trolley draws attention to the remaining details. The teal body, number 3321, and rounded window stand out against the warm building.
17
Infrastructure
I show here how infrastructure cuts across very different landscapes: roadway, fields, a distant skyline. Collage effectively captures layered surfaces in one composition.
18
Waiting for a Train
This was an experiment with cool colors and how much I could convey with such a limited palette.
- Oil painting of Prospect Park Station with tracks leading toward a dark opening and a yellow platform beside them.
- Oil painting of empty Q and B subway tracks and platforms receding toward winter trees.
- Oil painting of several vintage streetcars lined up beside a rocky waterfront.
- Oil painting of the weathered front of an old blue trolley with another trolley behind it.
- Oil painting of a green vintage trolley emerging from pale mist with the background fading away.
- Oil painting looking over complex train tracks and graffiti-covered rooftops.
- Oil painting of curving elevated train tracks and station structures with no train present.
- Oil painting of an old trolley seen frontally behind an old fence.
- Oil painting of the front of an old trolley in warm pink, orange, and red tones.
- Oil painting of two elevated trains traveling side by side on curving tracks through a dense city neighborhood.
- Oil painting showing a close side view of a vintage trolley with fencing and buildings behind.
- Oil painting of an old blue-gray trolley against a red-orange urban background and fence.
- Oil painting of several green vintage streetcars beside rocks, grass, and a red path.
- Oil painting with a very close crop of a vintage trolley's rounded front, windows, and metal details.
- Oil painting from inside a city bus with empty seats in the foreground, two passengers ahead, and street views through the windows.
- Oil painting showing a cropped view of turquoise streetcar 3321 against a warm-colored building.
- Mixed-media image combining a roadway, green fields, city structures, vehicles, and layered construction-like textures.
- Oil painting of people waiting on a deep blue subway platform with tracks and lights receding into the distance.
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