New York Impressions Four -Museums - James Rosenquist

Wow! I had a rare treat yesterday. While I was at the MOMA,  I walked into a small room filled with wall to wall paintings by  pop artist James Rosenquest. He was there being interviewed for an art magazine.  The article is suppose to be posted online next week.  I will post a link to it once I find it.  I had a wonderful opportunity to ask him some questions and he was very gracious.

"F-111" is 86 feet long and wraps around four walls and is extremely powerful to be immersed in these images.

 Some details:

The interviewer asked Mr. Rosenquest about the spaghetti, and his response was that he found "spaghetti to be very sexy."

Studies for F-111:

 To learn more about this artist,  you can visit his web-site http://www.jimrosenquist-artist.com/

New York Impressions Three - Snow in New York

It snowed last week-end - the city ghad between 2-3".

These were shot from my window:

These two photos are HDR done in the Nik HDR program.

 The snow stands out more on the fire escapes and air conditioners.

White and color:

There is nothing like black and white.  I love the patterns on these roof tops.

 First Ave at night with snow.

More Images from New York City

 These images were shot last week but posting now:

 Some more additional images of buildings photographed through my hotel window

Many stores have lots of fresh flowers for sale out on the sidewalk - cheaper here than in California:

One of my favorite finds:

New York Impressions part one

I am in New York for most of January and I thought it would be fun to post photographic impressions of the city that I have been shooting with my point and shoot canon camera.

My favorite thing to do in New York is to walk around the city.

There are a few vistiges of Christmas left.

Walking along Lexington Ave, I came across these cute puppies in a pet store window.  These are actually registered pups with the American Kennel Assoc and not from a puppy mill -  I went inside to ask.  They are so cute.

Please take me home!

 Double Trouble!

While I am here I am taking a drawing class at the Art Students League on 57th and 7th.  Many years ago my grandmother studied there and when I was a child she was constantly talking about the place and the teachers; so it is an amazing experience for me to take a class all these years later.  At some point I will  take some photos of the school.

One night walking home from the league I photographed some store windows:

Then of course we have the glitz along 5th and Madison Aves

 How is this for a fancy cell phone - unreal!

I just love this all white piano!

 That's it for now.