Recent Paintings Done in Cranford (2010)

 "Theatre at Night" Sold
watercolor

 "Cranford Hotel Sunlit"
watercolor

 "Eastbound"
watercolor

 "Perrotti's Meats"
watercolor  Sold

 "Eastman Ave Morning"
watercolor

Another Recent Painting From Cranford (2010)

  I find Cranford to be a really inspirational town to paint in. I guess there is some sentiment there but also the historical charm that is mostly still intact. Many of the building were built around the turn of the century (19 -20th).

Awnings On North Avenue (watercolor)

12" x 16"

  The barber shop is unchanged from it's original state and seems to be run by some of the old school Italians. My grandfather was a barber and I believe he worked in a shop with a similar look. As kids, my brother and I used to try hide when he'd come over. He loved to cut hair and always seemed to cut it shorter than we wanted. After all we really liked the Beatles' look, but that was definitely out of the question. "Just a trim", he'd say.

Jean Gates Award

 
  I was pleased to get the good news that my oil painting of Maria won a Jean Gates Award from the Art Students League of New York. I painted this painting of her in May and actually forgot that I entered it in the competition which was judged last month.