Recently I have been working in Central Park, NYC capturing the Cherry trees. I have been working with the trees as they go through their bloom cycle. The types of trees and the arrangments when planted, near the reservoir towards the north end of the park, allow for a sequential display. The trees are arranged where those on the east side reservoir bloomed first, then as their cycle was nearing its end, the trees on the north and west side of the reservoir were just starting theirs. This has given me the opportunity to work with this subject for a little over a month.

This series of work is proving both interesting and challenging. The physical challenge of painting in NYC, working an a limited time frame, the immense variety of color, light, shapes that are found within one subject. This is allowing me to fully explore the effects of color and light and develop the surface of the painting.

The two included images are of paintings from this series, both paintings are in progress. Although the composition and design of the painting is set and I am working directly with colors and marks that will build the final surface there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.