Trip East

This series of paintings was inspired by a cross-country trip, by train, from California to New York.   Two regions were visually striking to me: the vast Midwest---both patterned farmland and stark industrial areas, and the intimate valleys of West Virginia.  

The landscape flashed by in fleeting glimpses and I had to discover its essence in moments of visual poetry, like Japanese Haiku.

Once I discovered symbols and compositions that intrigued me, I set about improvising on a basic theme, as if I were a musician with variations on a melody---using colors like musical keys.

 

TRIP EAST #1 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #5 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #6 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #7 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #8 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 21 1/2"

 
TRIP EAST #9 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #10 (Rails & Trees)
5" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #11 (River Valley)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #12 (River Valley)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #13 (Night Landscape)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #14 (Fields)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #15 (Midwest Geometry)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #16 (Rails & Trees)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #17 (Fields)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #18 (Neighborhood)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #19 (Power Plant)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #20 (Neighborhood)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #21 (Midwest Farm)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #22 (Midwest Farm)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #23 (Midwest Geometry)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #24 (Power Plant)
15" X 19 1/2"

 
TRIP EAST #25 (Appalachian Tunnel)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #26 (Outskirts)
15" x 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #27 (City)
15" x 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #28 (River Gorge)
20 1/2" X 15"
TRIP EAST #29 (River Gorge)
20 1/2" X 15"
TRIP EAST #30 (Steel Mill)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #31 (West Virginia Coal)
15" X 19 1/2"
TRIP EAST #32 (Southwest Pass)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #33 (Art Institute, Snow)
20 1/2' x 15"

TRIP EAST #34 (Lightening)
15" X 21 1/2"
TRIP EAST #35 (Institute Window, Snow)
15" x 19 1/2"

 
TRIP EAST #36 (Cincinnati)
15" x 21 1/2"
 
 
TRIP EAST #37 (Art Institute)
20 1/2" x 15"
TRIP EAST #38 (Southwest)
30" x 40"


 
TRIP EAST #39 (Kudzo)
30" x 40"

 



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