About the "The Neighborhood Series" Paintings

The Neighborhood series currently consists of twelve
paintings that were inspired by my memories of the
architecture and horticulture of the neighborhoods of
Mt. Airy and Germantown in Philadelphia, PA. 
The architecture is varied, as are the people. 

This series is a tribute; a celebration of community. 
There is one character in several of the paintings who
is the personification of one of the elders in the community. 
He is the one wearing the straw hat and gray pants.  He is
the one carrying the cane.  I imagine the cane is not really
used as much for walking, but for emphasizing the respect
that is given him by the adults of the community and
encourages the combination of the fear-born respect felt
by the children of the community.  He is the figurehead
that cements the moral standards of the community.  The cane adds to his masquerade.  He is the person who deeply loves the people in his community and puts his heart into the quality of their daily living.

 

This character appears in the paintings "Saturday Afternoon",
"In The Neighborhood", "Rendez-View (Daytime Passing)",
 "The Gathering", "Next Door Neighbors", and "Family Reunion".
He is also in a painting completed last year, "The Proposal".  He is the man proposing.

Each painting is a story, whether I am telling the story or the painting reveals to you. 

Three paintings are shown on the home page,
two on the
 "About the Artist" page....

Scroll down to view more of the
Neighborhood Series paintings.
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