chora neoclassical 56x14cm.
when we returned home, i took some of the printouts and assembled them into a collage. they gave some sense of the expansiveness of the great museum, and the intimacy created by the spectacular view, through the huge windows, of central park. the skylights provided a dramatic flair, casing shadows on the floors and walls.
in the foreground, the stone balcony meets the viewers eye and gives a greater sense of the vastness and magnificence of the museum i’ve been visiting since i was old enough to take the train to nyc from long island, where we lived. go to my story page for more details.
can you get why i’m so passionate about views from above? and what would it be without those beautiful siena walls on the right? ˆzilch!!
2:51 PM: i was wondering why i was feeling so tired this early in the afternoon. then i remembered that i got up at 1:30AM, knowing that mikela had to leave for school at 7:30 & i had to allow time to prepare. i did get some more sleep till 5, but still, it’s not like a normal day. so i did start a new watercolor, but i ran out of steam early.
this one is based on a photo collage i made in the pre-digital era, looking down the main, marble paved street in chora, andros towards a stunning neoclassical structure, which had nbeen in disrepair and was renovated not long before a shot my photos. another neoclassical structure; the library, frames the image on the right.
tomorrow morning, with fresh energy, i’ll continue working on it.
BELOW: the met, 56x14cm. watercolor/gouache on paper, 2014
this is one of the pieces in my upcoming exhibition, opening march 16 in athens, that differs from all the rest. it’s one of my views from above series of works, some of which can be found if you scroll down on the recent paintings tab, above.
on one of our many visits to the metropolitan museum, nyc, in 2014, i walked up to an upper floor and shot a series of photos which, at the time were not digital.