Earlier this year, when my project was already underway, I came upon the woodcuts of an old time Long Island artist with the incredible name of W. Oakley Cagney. Just as I'm doing, he did a large series of LI buildings and homes, in the 1950s and 60s mostly. Like me, he used the cathedral in Garden City as a subject. Here's his version of that and a sketch of mine.
Nicely textured wall. /
One corner of a series of beautiful attached houses and gardens on Franklin Court, Garden City. Very bright light-- it was the height of summer. In my current show.
Biggie. /
414 Stewart Ave, from around 1920. The total resemblance to English manors is okay by me-- it serves the trees very well. That this is a home and not a hotel is mind boggling.
132 Tullamore Road /
I had to fit this one more image into my series, very last minute, to feel satisfied that I'd done justice to the theme of "interesting Garden City buildings". This is one of the most interesting buildings to me, my Grandparents' house from the early 1940's until about 12 years ago or so. The rooms invoked the 1950's and the Victorian age. I still have all kinds of dreams about it, including discovering doors leading to other floors and even entire connected houses. The photo I copied for this drawing is from my Grandparents' Christmas card in 1974, with snow melting on the roof in the early morning sunlight.
Please visit my exhibit and reception /
Series ready for exhibit /
I recently made a series of the most interesting buildings in the town of Garden City, New York. These 20 works are to be exhibited in November 1-December 31 at the Garden City Library! Levels of meta.
Village Project /
Excited to have begun a project of drawings and paintings of the beautiful architecture of the town of Garden City, Long Island, where I live and have had family--and interest in the buildings--all my life. Amazing historic structures, like this great Victorian Bishop's house on Cathedral Ave. There will be an exhibit of the series at the Garden City Library this fall.
