Eight West Eighth

5.5 x 21 inches, graphite and oil-paint stick on paper                           Copyright 2010, John A. Brecht, All rights reserved

This is a view from four stories above 8 West Eighth Street, in New York City, looking directly down.  It is abstract in nature and is inspired by a panoramic photograph taken with my cellular telephone.  I find it interesting how the 3 dimensional perspective becomes distorted because the 3 separate angles this image is comprised of (up the street, straight down and down the street) are combined on one flat plane.  The media used, soft pencil and oil stick, is fun to work with.

Comments

[Mary Ashley Stephenson]

An interesting series John - I rally like this one. It seems so natural that creative minds, ie. artists like you would explore different visual forms of expression and yet the commercial art world has imposed upon us the notion that an artist should only have one "style" (which translates as as "art sales") - I am glad you are being true to your creative self - and its all quite wonderful!.