Bayside Sunrise, oil on canvas 25"x31"x1.5", 2026

Original oil on canvas with frame 25"x31"x1.5"

  “Red clouds give birth to the peak dawn,

   Orange skies incite returning birds”

My studio is just a couple blocks from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. I go out there almost every day after a long day working in the studio. Sometimes I paint outdoor and start with a quick small oil sketch to get a sense of the colors and composition. Then in my studio, I use the sketch as a base for inspiration and begin rearranging elements to make them work better in the final design of the painting.

For this painting, I made a very strong contrast between the orange and cold blue with a  purple horizon interrupted by the shoreline and the cloud’s movement. I painted mainly with a palette knife.