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After being named Time Out New York’s Most Creative New Yorker (a title I do not sew onto my blazer, but do use to help sell paintings and commissions) – I decided to ask Time Out if I could set up shop, and paint the view from their West Side offices. After getting the go-ahead, I broke my leg playing hockey and had to wait three more months.

Time Out New York is Manhattan’s Bible; a real-time who, what, when, where, why and how work-in-progress. Were it written in ancient times, “Now Do This” may have steered us towards a manger, where we could drink wine and kick-it with Joseph, learning about carpentry. Being immersed in Time Out’s culture and drinking their coffee is a true experience.

After two sessions, this 3X4 foot canvas is making some nice progress. The resulting image will embrace the view during twilight (the beautiful time of evening, not the Tweenster movie series) – as pictured above. After the jump, each stroke on the canvas to date. Stay tune for more painting love, later this week.

Set up right next to the window, propped up on the heater, getting a one-to-one view to canvas vantage point.

Quickly blocking out the image in yellow, straight from the tube.

I quickly realized I hacked-off the spire of the Empire State Building, which is a Class Two felony, so I took a second go with red and finally found my piece-de-resistance.

While off-center, I wanted the Empire State to be the focal point, so I began collaging my carefully trimmed New York Post headlines with a vanishing point somewhere around Nassau County.

A round of dark blue outlines to help keep the directional collage work focused.

Yar, the entire surface is covered, like barnacles on the hull of a seaworthy vessel.

As is customary, the first round is a deep red… working it throughout the canvas to create balance, and red areas throughout.

Next-up is yellow, playing with the placement, watching how red and yellow interact.

And blue to complete the primary triad.

Moving into the second round, a cycle of orange… which can make red feel lost, and blue feel like the loathsome New York Knicks.

A deep, dirty green.

We gotta rock down to, an electric blue, and outlines make you higher. Oh no. Oh no.

Continuing the outlines, to help redefine the space… in deep purple. Secondary triad, donezo.

Working the Time Out New York logo into the Empire state, as well as some teal blues. And here is where the canvas lies after two sessions. Up next… finish the outlines, work another six color cycle, and begin to focus on the luscious twilight… light.