Café Balthazar & 9AM

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"9AM"

8x10

oil on board

…and two more painting from Balthazar series. I really like this place, and this would give me another reason to paint it.

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"Cafe Balthazar"

8x10

oil on board

"Dog Waiting for Owner"

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                                               "Dog Waiting for Owner"
                                                           8x10
                                                         Oil on board.

While currently working on five commissioned paintings, I've finished a few 8x10s and will offer  them for sale on eBay. I’ll start with Balthazar series – I’ve done three of them.

Dog Waiting For Owner outside of the trendy Balthazar cafe/restaurant in SoHo.

TOAD HALL - commission 46x60" painting.

                                                        "TOAD HALL-II"
                                                     46"x60" oil on linen

I didn't update my blog for a while. I’d been working on this painting for a couple of months. It was a commissioned piece and my largest painting to date. It’s more detailed version of small painting “Toad Hall” I had done last year. Thanks to my husband who built up a special easel for this giant. and, when it was finished ,  rented a van to deliver it, since it was not fitting even into SUV.    

Thanks God It was local  NJ, otherwise I have no idea how I could pack it up and ship it out. The customers were a real pleasure to work with, very nice and patient. They were very pleased with final result. Thank you Eddy and Jennifer.
 

Also I have new 8x10" paintings. I will start posting them on Monday

NYC Subway Train

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"Hold the Door"

8x10

oil on board

       Also I'll post more 8x10s for auction at the end of next week. I have a few ready, but they are drying.

On the Way to Manhattan

                                          "On the Way to Manhattan"
                                                       8x10
                                                Oil on board

Early summer morning – on the way to Manhattan This view is from Gowanus express  the section around Costco supermarket.

"Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Station"

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                                           "Brooklyn Bridge - City Hall Station"
                                                                8x10
                                                         Oil on board

Continue with my NYC train stations series.

Wall Street - Broad Street

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                                             "Broad Street Station No.2"
                                                               8x10
                                                      oil on hardboard
Here is my latest painting of Wall Street. When I started the painting I didn’t expect that when I finish it the place would be once again at center of the  headlines with aftershock from S&P’s credit downgrade.

Brooklyn Bridge Cafe

"Brooklyn Bridge Cafe-V"

oil

24x30

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Paris Cafe

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                                           "PARIS CAFE"
                                                 18x24
                                             Oil on linen.
A piece of old New York.

Verrazano Bridge

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     "Verrazano Bridge"
    20x40"
  oil on canvas
It's my new painting.
I live just couple blocks away from Verrazano bridge and I just realized it’s never been a subject in my work until now. Here comes the first one.

NYC Apartment for Rent

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................."NYC Apartment for Rent"
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McSorley's

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................"We were here before you were born"
.....................................8x10
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No trip into NYC is ever complete without visiting McSorley's and grabbing a couple of beer.
Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt to John Lennon have passed thru that swinging doors. Women were not allowed entry until 1970.

Central Park Snack Stop

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"Central Park - Snack Stop" 8x10 oil on hardboard.
I'm thinking about to add some action to my paintings and put people in the picture. I hope hard winter day was profitable for this street vendor from the busiest area of NYC. It's Plaza Hotel - Central park.

Broad Street Station

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"Broad Street Station" 8x10 Oil on board.
Trinity Church Wall Street

 

Soho Loft

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"Soho Loft-IV" 8x10 oil on bord. 
All new 8x10 paintings are dry and ready for new home : -) Here is the first one.

Bridge Café

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"Bridge Café" 18x24 oil on linen.

This painting is almost dry and I feel it’s ready to be posted. Also, I've been working on some new 8x10 covering a variety of New York city scenes. I’ll post them here soon.

Amtrak - New Jersey to Washington DC

" Amtrak - New Jersey to Washington DC-II" 20x30 Oil on linen.
this is my new large painting on the same subject I did two years ago. The painting is available on my website.

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"Amtrak - New Jersey to Washington DC" 12"x20" oil on linen.

Miami Beach Lifeguard Station

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"Lifeguard Station No.10" 8x10 oil on hardboard. Framed size is 19"x21"

"NYC Water Towers-III"

"NYC Water Towers-III" 8x10 oil on hardboard. If you'd like to bid on this painting you can access the eBay auction by clicking here.

Lombardi's Pizza

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"Lombardi's Pizza" 8x10 oil on hardboard.

2nd Ave-NYC

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"2nd Ave - NYC" 8x10" Oil on hardboard. I listed this painting on eBay with optional frame.

The New York Times

"The New York Times" 12x16 Oil on linen.

Two years ago I bought this beautiful vintage telephone - 1940 (pictured below) on eBay. It has been seating in my studio and collecting dust until couple of months ago when I started this interior painting. I have to say it was really fun to paint. I see a few more versions of this in the future. Available here...

Puffy's Tavern

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"Puffy's Tavern-II" Oil on linen. 14"x22"

This is a larger and a little different version of “Puffy's Tavern”-8x10 painting I’ve done a few months ago.

 

Tribeca - Duane street

"Tea-Coffee" 14x16 oil on linen.

Meatpacking District

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"Meatpacking District No.3" 16"x24" oil on canvas.

I love to paint NYC Meatpacking District . This is my 3rd painting of this area.
The contrast of remaining industrial buildings, truck loading ramps and uneven cobblestone streets with trendy restaurants, bars, boutiques always an inspiration for a new painting.

2011

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"DOWNTOWN" 14"x20" oil on canvas.

My first painting in 2011 that I had started at the end of a summer. My goal this year remains the same- continue to find beauty in everyday life and try to make the ordinary things become extraordinary.
Also I will create more paintings in the size of 8x10 this year. I’m planning to finish a few pieces in this size for auction on eBay in the beginning of February.

Happy New Year

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"Cat" 14"x14" oil on linen.

I haven’t posted anything on my blog for a while. I changed my job 3 months ago and this transition is seriously cutting into my painting time. I just hope that day comes when I can pursue my dream of being a full time artist instead of switching back and forth between the steady income and my passion for painting, but I’m not ready yet to take this step.
Finally, I’ve finished a few paintings that I had started at the end of a summer. Here is the first one and I’m planning to post the rest of them here next week.
Happy New Year, everyone, and thank you for following my work!

"Red Hook -IV"

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"Red Hook -IV" 8x10 Oil on hardboard.
This is a second painting with Red Hook - Brooklyn NY and the photo I took and used as a reference for this painting.

Red Hook, Brooklyn - New York City. August 2010

"Red Hook-III"

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"Red Hook-III"
8"x10" Oil on hardboard

"Red Hook No.2"

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"Red Hook No.2" - 12x18 - Oil on linen.
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I painted and sold this painting a few years ago, but I would like to introduce this unique place before posting next group of my paintings with Red Hook Brooklyn NY. Located in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn , Red Hook has been an industrial area for over 200 years, full of warehouses, old factories, terminals and landmarks. Lately, there's so much growth and change going on in here - IKEA, the upscale Fairway Market, art gallery, waterfront landmarks, cruise terminal attract many people during the day. When I come here, I like to sit with a cup of coffee at Fairway’s waterfront cafe breathing in the salt-water air enjoying the beautiful views of New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty (the only frontal view in NYC) and Manhattan skyline, and watching all the boat traffic with occasional cruise ships go past. Then I walk the cobblestone streets taking pictures of the Civil War-era warehouses. The place has a character and uniqueness and a big source of inspiration for a new painting.

"NYC Water Towers-II"

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"NYC Water Towers-II"
8x10. Oil on hardboard.
One more painting with water tower. I've painted this building a few times and still come back to it with a new ideas. It’s Broome street in Soho.

"Brooklyn Bridge Café - III"

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"Brooklyn Bridge Café - III"

8x10 Oil on hardboard.

This is the third painting and the last one in this series, at least for now. I'm thinking of doing it again in near future in a larger format.

"Brooklyn Bridge Café - II"

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"Brooklyn Bridge Café - II"
8x10 Oil on hardboard.
I painted "Brooklyn Bridge Café" (below) two years ago. It has been sold to one of my art collector. I've received great feedbacks on that piece, so I decided to make a series. I'll post second 8x10 painting with a Bridge Cafe here on Monday.

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"Brooklyn Bridge Café"
20x24
oil