Brownstones

One of the most beautiful neighborhoods in New York City is Brooklyn's Park Slope.
The buildings are encrusted with archane ornaments, which is a great source of inspiration to me.


Brownstone Renewal               oil on plywood 24" x 36"

A nearby sign supplied by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation reads
"Park Slope Historic District  ...Principally built between the Mid 1880s and World War I
Park Slope retains it profile of threeand four story buildings, punctuated by church steeples,
recalling Brooklyn's character as the city of homes and churches...
Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival and other styles abound here.."


Brownstone Shadow    oil on canvas   24" x 18"
Brownstone Repair    oil on canvas 24" x 18"

 

Stoop             oil on canvas   30" x 24"
Elvis and Apollo                                                     oil on plywood  17" x 24" 

Front stairs, "the stoops" are our communal living room, our theater and occasionally a greenhouse, too.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Victorian                   oil on canvas   28" x 22"
   Long Brownstone  oil on canvas   36" x 18"

 
 
gryphons, dragons, dolphins and strange shaped ballistres 


 

populate 
facades &
forecourts
of brownstones

 

Shade              oil on panel 16" x 12"
                         Tilted Ballistre                                              oil on panel 9" x 12"

The street are deeply shaded with mature trees, creating cool grottos on even the hottest days.



   Dolphin Step, etching
These strange carvings are 
two blocks from where I live.  They inspired the etching 
on the left Dolphin Step. 
What a place to sit 
while you drink 
your morning coffee.

 
 

 Ozzie's                                             oil on panel  18" x 24" 
 Springview                                        oil on panel 12" x 16"

Foliage                                   oil on panel  12" x 16" 
Railing                                    oil on panel  9" x 12"

Ann's View                                             oil on canvas  20" x 24" 
Last of the Sun                          oil on canvas  24" x 18"

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