Two Towers ~ Four Paintings
New 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.
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