Radio City NYC

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 20x20

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Holiday Shoppers

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16

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Central Park After Dark

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20

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New York City of Dreams

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 24x30

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Carriage Ride in Central Park

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 16x20

Outside the Plaza Hotel and Central Park in Manhattan you'll find one of New York City's favorite attractions - Carriage Rides in Central Park! Carriages, traditionally called "Hansom Cabs", are fun, romantic and create lasting images and lifelong memories. The horse-drawn carriage rides have been part of Central Park for more than a century. I wanted the painting to be somewhat timeless so that it had that nostalgic feel I was after. There is currently a move by some, and supported by the Mayor of New York City, to ban carriage rides and replace them with electric cars. They claim that it is cruel to the horses. The opposing side says they love their horses and that they are well-fed and cared for better than many people in New York. Some say it’s all about the money …could be true.

Times Square New Years Eve

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 20x16

 

Since 1907 Times square ball drop has played a prominent roll in celebrating and counting down the seconds to each New Year.  The Times Square ball drop is one of the best-known New Year's celebrations internationally. It is attended by at least 1 million spectators yearly and enjoys a national television audience across New Year's Eve specials on several networks.

 

The conclusion of the drop is followed by fireworks shot from the roof of One Times Square, along with the playing of "Auld Lang Syne" and Frank Sinatra's "Theme from New York, New York".

 

Around a billion people worldwide watch this event on television and over the Internet. I was one of them.

Lillian

Original Painting by Tom Shropshire

Acrylic on canvas 16x12

This painting of the famous silent film actress, Lillian Gish, was inspired by a photo captured by photographer Charles Albin, New York, 1922. 

Rainy Days and Mondays

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16

I always liked the Karen Carpenter song with the same title. The only difference is rainy days and mondays never get me down. I love rainy days ...the wetter the better. Rain storms have always made me feel invigorated and very creative. Painting on a stormy day is one of my favorite things. Curling up with a good book as the rain pounds on the roof is also right up there with my favorites.

This scene could be any big city in the rain such as New York, Chicago, or Milwaukee.

Nor'easter in New York city

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16

"Suckerpunch Nor’easter adds to the misery of Super Storm Sandy victims." – Baltimore Sun Blog

“God hates us!” the New York Post said in a front-page headline.

These are the headlines regarding the Northeaster of November 2012. I wanted to capture the atmosphere of the unexpected snow blanketing the city of New York and see the beauty even in an ugly weather event.

Moon Over Third Street

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16

I painted this as a companion piece to "Street Life". I had so much fun painting the seedy section of town teeming with life and vitality, that I was compelled to paint it again. I added the guys with the basketball for my grandson Joey because he's a dedicated basketball player and he really liked the last painting.

Street Life

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 24x20

This painting of a city street is completely imaginary but representative of any older run-down neighborhood in any major city such as New York, Detroit, Chicago, or Milwaukee. People are outside on the street to escape the heat of a summer night. Graffiti painted walls are the backdrop for a police stop gathering onlookers.The old brownstones lean together remembering a grander and more genteel time and place as hip hop music blares and sirens wail in the distance.  night city art

The Brooklyn Bridge

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x20

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This iconic New York landmark, the Brooklyn Bridge, ranks as one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. The impressive bridge spans the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan. The bridge officially became a national monument in 1964. Part of the history of the bridge is the number of times con men sold gullible tourists the bridge, convincing them that they could set up their own toll booth and make a fortune. I would never do such a thing. If you believe that ...I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you. new york paintings

New York the Emerald City

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x24

I intentionally enhanced the greenish tint on this New York skyline as I thought about the immigrants coming to America and their first glimpse of the city. It must have seemed as strange and magical as the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz. I used thin transparent washes of color to achieve a shimmering translucence to the buildings. Available from the artist $950.00

Central Park, "Winter Walk in Central Park"

Winter Walk in Central Park

20x16 Original - Acrylic on stretched canvas

I wanted to capture the solitude of the park in winter with the gleam of the headlights indicating the heavy traffic just beyond the snow covered oasis.