Description: Oil on canvass (16x20) from a black and white photograph from 1920
0 thoughts on “Downtown Schenectady Winter Trolley”
Craig Petreikis says:
“I love this feeling of stepping into a different time with the way you’ve depicted Schenectady in this scene, and the beautiful cool colored light you created in the fresh snow, contrasted against the warm glow from inside the trolley. I’m impressed at the idea that you made up the color from a black and white photograph, given the convincing naturalism of the scene. It’s as if George Bellows painted en plein air on State Street and memorialized our city in the height of the Ashcan days. ” Judge #4
Craig Petreikis says:
Judge #5 wrote “The piece is well-composed and one can feel the chill in the air when looking at it. That it’s inspired by a historical scene is the icing on the cake. “
Craig Petreikis says:
Judge #9 wrote “This painting showed great control with respect to light and dark and shadow, down to the finest details. It captures a somber and still mood precisely, but also an era.”
Craig Petreikis says:
Judge #1 wrote “This image feels like how winter is supposed, and makes me want to search for warmth.”
Craig Petreikis says:
“I love this feeling of stepping into a different time with the way you’ve depicted Schenectady in this scene, and the beautiful cool colored light you created in the fresh snow, contrasted against the warm glow from inside the trolley. I’m impressed at the idea that you made up the color from a black and white photograph, given the convincing naturalism of the scene. It’s as if George Bellows painted en plein air on State Street and memorialized our city in the height of the Ashcan days. ” Judge #4
Craig Petreikis says:
Judge #5 wrote “The piece is well-composed and one can feel the chill in the air when looking at it. That it’s inspired by a historical scene is the icing on the cake. “
Craig Petreikis says:
Judge #9 wrote “This painting showed great control with respect to light and dark and shadow, down to the finest details. It captures a somber and still mood precisely, but also an era.”
Craig Petreikis says:
Judge #1 wrote “This image feels like how winter is supposed, and makes me want to search for warmth.”