Air Waves NYC
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All that architecture, the geometry, and then laundry? Beats going down to laundry facilities in the basement. This scene is from lower Manhattan’s West Side. The World Trade Towers beyond rise above the atmospheric mist of the city.
Background
The lower Manhattan area contains many old and historic building and sites, Though this district has a few modern skyscrapers, the character of the neighborhood is derived from the flourishing retail trade: New Jersey commuters returning home after a day’s work in the city often find it practicable to buy their necessities here.
Tunnels, railroads, ferryboats, subways, and road traffic have made this section one of the most important transit centers. Close to the river and harbor, it is also easily accessible to all parts of the city, making it a natural site for the largest fruit and produce market in the world.
019-022 – keywords – New York, New York City, Manhattan, World Trade Center, World Trade Towers, urban scene, urban atmosphere, city scape, skyline, architecture, Lower Manhattan, 9/11, September 11, watercolor, painting, fine art
Riverside-Park
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Riverside Park stretches for many blocks along the shores of the Hudson River on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The fruit trees blooming in the spring is a sight to behold! This is near 89th Street and Riverside Drive. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is in the background.
Background
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Monument commemorates Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War. It is located at 89th Street and Riverside Drive in Riverside Park in the Upper West Side of New York City. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1902. The monument takes the form of a peripteral Corinthian temple raised on a high base ringed by twelve Corinthian columns. The pillars list the New York volunteer regiments that served during the battle as well as Union generals and the battles in which they led troops.
019-021 keywords – Riverside Park, Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, New York City, architecture, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, urban scene, city scape, watercolor, painting, fine art
Essex-House
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This scene is a view from Central Park in Manhattan looking south-west toward the buildings lined up on Central Park South. Essex House has been one of Manhattan’s premier landmark hotels for over 75 years. Central Park is a treasured oasis for New Yorkers, providing incredible visual relief and contrast to the sea of buildings.
Background
Central Park South contains three famous upscale hotels, the Ritz-Carlton (Central Park), which is the flagship of the Ritz-Carlton chain, the Park Lane, and Jumeirah Essex House. CPS is one of the most cosmopolitan streets in the world, and is located steps away from Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue shopping, Time Warner Center, and Carnegie Hall. Some of the most expensive apartments in the United States are found here.
Built in 1931 as the Park Tower Hotel, it is situated across the street from the southern border of Central Park and is convenient to both the stylish shops on Fifth Avenue and the nightlife of both Broadway and the Upper West Side. The 43-story hotel has 509 Art Deco style rooms and an in-house spa, and it is immediately recognizable by its original red neon rooftop sign.
019-013 keywords – Essex House, Jumeirah Essex House, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Midtown, Central Park, architecture, urban light, urban scene, city scape, urban atmosphere, skyline, sea of buildings, cool contrast, watercolor, painting, fine art.
Park Avenue en Blu
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“Park Avenue en Blu”
I worked for a number of months on the 18th floor of this uptown Park Avenue apartment. The view is looking downtown (south) toward the Met Life Building and Grand Central Terminal. The view was exhilarating. There is something about certain scenes that compel an artist to want to paint. Its like your mouth watering when you walk into the aromas of a fine restaurant. You can’t wait to sit down, place an order, get served and dive in! I sure took on a lot of detail in that endeavor! I’m glad I did.
Park Avenue is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City borough of Manhattan. The flowers and greenery in the median of Park Avenue are maintained by the Fund for Park Avenue. Begonias are a flower of choice for the Funds gardeners because there is no automatic watering system and they can cope with hot sun.
In the 1920s the portion of Park Avenue from Grand Central Station to 96th Street saw extensive apartment building construction. This long stretch of the avenue contains some of the most expensive real estate in the world.
019-008 keywords – Park Avenue, New York, New York City, Manhattan, Upper East Side, Met Life Building, Grand Central Terminal, urban scene, urban atmosphere, urban light, city scape, architecture, waterecolor, painting, fine art,
Brooklyn Sidewalk II
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This is a scene in the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn. The Brownstones in that area are amazing – very elegant, inspiring architecture. The late day lighting that day was incredible, warm and shimmering. There are neighborhoods such as Park Slope in this huge city that are relatively quiet, settled, neighborly, charming, and yet it is still so New York.
Park Slope neighborhood is in the western section of Brooklyn, New York City’s most populous borough. Park Slope is considered one of New York City’s most desirable neighborhoods. In 2010, it was ranked #1 in New York by New York Magazine citing its quality public schools, dining, nightlife, shopping, access to public transit, green space, quality housing, safety, and creative capital, among other aspects. Preservationists helped secure landmark status for many of the neighborhood’s blocks of historic brownstone, and other properties. In the 1970′s gentrification began to take off, and now the influx of new upper middle class residents have made Park Slope one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
019-007 keywords
Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, New York City, Brownstone, urban scene, urban atmosphere, architecture, city scape, watercolor, painting, fine art, urban light.
Bethesda Fountain
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Central Park in New York City in the summer. People love to gather around fountains. This scene offered so many varied and interesting things to paint: people, the design of the fountain with the Angel of Water blessing the Pool of Bethesda, the effects of dazzling sunlight on the splashing water, the contrast between the bright sunshine in the open spaces with thick foliage all around. It was fun but challenging! The place is such a haven for New Yorkers.
Bethesda Terrace overlooks The Lake in New York City’s Central Park. Bethesda Fountain is the central feature on the lower level of the terrace.
019-006 keywords
New York, New York City, Manhattan, Central Park, Bethesda, Bethesda Fountain, Bethesda Terrace, urban sculpture, urban park scene, watercolor, painting, fine art, urban light.
New York – New York
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Unmistakably New York City, late in the day, late in the year. Empire State Building, of course, and those ubiquitous roof top water towers typical of the New York City skyline. Something about this urban painting evokes the work of American realist painter, Edward Hopper (Editor’s note: maybe because Hopper paid particular attention to geometrical design and strong light; or maybe due to the way Hopper’s paintings highlight the seemingly mundane and typical scenes in our everyday life).
In the 1800s, New York City required that all buildings higher than six stories be equipped with a rooftop water tower. As a result, giant storage tanks are a common sight in Manhattan. The original water tower builders were barrel makers who expanded their craft to meet a modern need as buildings in the city grew taller in height. Even today, no sealant is used to hold the water in. In modern times, the towers have become fashionable in some circles.
The Empire State Building, outlined in the background of this painting, is the world-famous 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper that is so entwined with the identity of New York City. Located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street, it stood as the world’s tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until 1972.
019-005 keywords
New York, New York City, Manhattan, urban scene, Empire State building, urban atmosphere, architecture, city scape, watercolor, painting, fine art, urban light.
Two Towers ~ Four Paintings
Saturday, February 5th, 2011New York Impressions
Two Towers ~ Four Paintings
by
Daniel Dayley
The image set depicted on this page, four paintings by artist Daniel Dayley, takes us back to a more innocent time in the era before the 9/11 attacks. These wonderful New York City scenes have a sentimental impact and offers viewers the opportunity to remember what was once a dynamic part of the city’s dramatic skyline.
These images are an excellent addition to a publisher’s line in normal times, but even more so now, in view of the timing of the Tenth Year Anniversary of the 9/11 event. Daniel’s past publisher associations have produced over 100,000 print sales. Now, after a hiatus from fine art licensing, Daniel Dayley is back!
ID# 019-004 ” Soho-West Broadway”
© Daniel Dayley
This scene looks south down West Broadway in Soho, Manhattan. It’s a similar perspective to the “City Light” painting, but with a broader view taking in more of the street scene. This image has a different feeling than “City Light”. The streets of New York can be so full and yet lonely at the same time.
ID# 019-003 ” Downtown in- Bloom”
© Daniel Dayley
Fifth Avenue looking south toward Washington Square with the World Trade Towers beyond. An early summer day with abundant blossoms and buildings. I love the blend of the classical design of the Washington Monument, the modern architecture of some of the tall buildings with the greenery. So many things echo each other in this scene: the archway of the monument, the arched windows in the building to the left, the arched awning of the entryway to the buiding on the left, the sweeping arch of the street lamps, the curves of the tulips and their leaves. And, of course, these echoing curves serve as counterpoints to all those rectangles, dozens of rectangles.
ID# 019-022 ” Air-Waves”
© Daniel Dayley
All that architecture, the geometry, and then laundry? Beats going down to laundry facilities in the basement. This scene is from lower Manhattan’s West Side. The World Trade Towers beyond rise above the atmospheric mist of the city.
ID# 019-001 “City Light”
© Daniel Dayley
Looking down West Broadway in Lower Manhattan, with the World Trade Towers in thebackground. Admirers say there is something ghost-like about the towers. I was so inspired by the way the light plays with the urban atmosphere in the city, as well as by the contrast of tender greenery and tough urbanity. The original painting was painted several years before the 9/11 attacks. We’ll never forget that day.
NYC in Bloom
Saturday, February 5th, 2011Image ID# 
019-003_Downtown-in-Bloom.jpg – Fifth Avenue looking south toward Washington Square with the World Trade Towers beyond. An early summer day with abundant blossoms and buildings. I love the blend of the classical design of the Washington Monument, the modern architecture of some of the tall buildings with the greenery. So many things echo each other in this scene: the archway of the monument, the arched windows in the building to the left, the arched awning of the entryway to the building on the left, the sweeping arch of the street lamps, the curves of the tulips and their leaves. And, of course, these echoing curves serve as counterpoints to all those rectangles, dozens of rectangles.
Background
Fifth Avenue hosts some of New York’s most recognizable landmarks, shops, parks, and museums; but, Washington Square Park has been completely closed to traffic since 1959.
Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New York City’s 1,900 public parks. It is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. While the Park contains many flower beds and trees, little of the park is used for plantings due to the paving. The two prominent features are Washington’s Arch and a large fountain.
019-003 keywords – Fifth Avenue, New York, New York City, Washington Square, World Trade Towers, World Trade Center, Downtown, architecture, classical architecture, blossoms and buildings, urban atmosphere, city scape, urban scene, watercolor, painting, fine art, 9/11 event, September 11, street scene, Manhattan, urban light.
City Light ~ NYC
Thursday, January 27th, 2011New York Impressions
019-001_720.jpg “City Light“
The image depicted on this page, “City Light“, by artist Daniel Dayley, takes us back to a more innocent time in the era before the 9/11 attacks.
This wonderful impressionistic New York City scene has a sentimental impact and offers viewers the opportunity to remember what was once a dynamic part of the city’s dramatic skyline.
The image is an excellent addition to a publisher’s line in normal times, but even more so now, in view of the timing of the Tenth Year Anniversary of the 9/11 event.
Daniel Dayley is well known for his interpretations of New York City. His repertoire includes images featuring the Trade Towers as well as other New York area images.
About the “City Light” Painting
Looking down West Broadway in Lower Manhattan, with the World Trade Towers in the background. Admirers of my work say there is something ghost-like about the towers, and something foreboding about the image in general. I was so inspired by the way the light plays with the urban atmosphere in the city, as well as by the contrast of tender greenery and tough urbanity (a common theme in much of my urban scenes). The original painting was painted about 12 years before the 9/11 event. We’ll never forget that day.
About Daniel Dayley
Daniel’s past publisher associations have produced over 100,000 print sales. Now, after a hiatus from fine art licensing, Daniel Dayley is back!
Daniel began working in watercolor in 1973, and has been attracted to the medium’s luminosity and depth of color ever since. Daniel says, “The general goal with any of my paintings is to provide the viewer with a sense of genuine appreciation and wonder – a momentary pause from the fast paced lifestyle of our times.” Daniel currently works out of his studio in Colorado, where he resides with his family.
019-001 keywords – Lower Manhattan,street scene, New York, New York City, architecture, World Trade Towers, World Trade Center, urban atmosphere, urban scene, skyline, watercolor, painting, fine art, city scape, 9/11 event, September 11, West Broadway, Manhattan, urban light.
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