Happy New Year Color Block Card

A colorful digitally created image to celebrate the New Year 2018 to be used as a greeting card or other similar product.

Freedom Tower Striped Sky Sundown

A vertical format view of lower Manhattan skyscrapers including One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) as the sun sets, contrasting warm reflected gold and bronze against deep dark blue shadows. The colorsul reflections on the vertiacl buildings are framed by a a sky in horizontal striped blue hueswith gold-toned clouds.

One World Trade Sundown Striped Skies

A horizontal format view of towers of lower Manhattan, featuring One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) at sundown. As a cloudy afternoon closed out with dark, deeep blue and gray shadows across the cityscape, the sun popped out long enough to add golden hues to the layers of clouds and a warm glow to some of the building facads across from the sunset.

NY_NJ Golden Hour Vista

Looking southward down the Hudson River with the New Jersey cities of Hoboken (foreground) and Jersey City to the right of the river and lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center to the left of the river. A clear, crisp afternoon at sundown to see down to the distant New York Harbor. The colorful cloud streaked sky in apricot and blue hues stands out above the land and the city structures reflect the sky and warm sundown complimentary colors.

Hudson Yards Afternoon Blues NYC

A view of some of the newest and tallest tower additions to NYC - the buildings of the Hudson Yards complex on the west side of midtown Manhattan. Seen here in late afternoon light, the contemporary, tall, stark structures are bathed in deep blue shadows just as sundown golds begin to light and warm the facades. The tallest of the buildings is 30 Hudson Yards and at a height of 1,295 feet, it is the tallest tower in the ciy. Still under construction, it features the city's highest observation deck located on the 75th floor. You can see a glimpse of the platform that juts out into the sky, offering a spectacular view to visitors once opened. At the base of the tower construction on the plaza level, you can just see the outline of the structure named The Vessel. It is a sixteen story high climbable, honeycomb unit with 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings. Designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick, it is expected to be opened to the public in early 2019. Contents

Reflection Abstract in Green

A close up view of a Chrismas bulb reflection to make a horizontal line abstract in green, brown, gray and golds.

NYC Honey-hued Sundown

There are times when the sundown colors on the buildings of NYC transform the skyline to almost look like a stage set or a talented baker's artistic topping on a cake - it's so unexpectedly colorful. For a few brief moments on this late December evening, it was a scene in blues and shades of honey gold. A sweet treat to see for sure. This view shows the Hudson River in the foreground with waterfront cruise ship piers. The pyramid shaped building in the center, named Via-57 West, is a 35 story residentail rental building The eye-catching "tetrahedron" structure is located on West 57th Street in New York City.

City Sundown in Honey Gold.

A colorful view of the Hudson River and New York City skyline in contrasting hues of gold, copper and cyan blues at the peak of the golden hour sunset color. The blue sky is reflected in the river waters and the midtown Manhattan buildings are bathed in a warm honey colored light. On the not very frequent winter days when the sundown light and color are as intense as on this particular evening, it is truly a magical few moments to be lucky enough to see.

Skybound Skyscrapers NYC

A vertical format view of midtown NYC skyscrapers at the start of sundown, with the buildings toned by the warm colors of the sun and reflections of the sky blues. The venerable landmark buildings of the Worldwide Plaza complex are in the center, identified by the green trianglular top Behind that, in the distance, another triangle can be seen rising above the other towers - the new 53W53 address built atop the MOMA museum. Standing tallest is one of two ultra high and ultra skinny residential buildings tht are new to the city. Seems like everwhere one looks in the city, it is adorned by large construction trains with newly built or under construction architecture constantly changing the look of the skyline.

Mandarin Duck Holiday Greeting

A fun holiday card featuring Mandy, the famous Mandarin duck currently residing in Central Park in New York City. Created with a base portrait photograph of the handsome fellow wearing a Santa hat with added holiday art and colorful Merry Christmas text . Delightful for a mug, magnet, greeting card or other item for anyone who has seen or has been following the news about this duck that is charming New Yorkers and visitors.

Holiday Sweets

A section of the Bergdorf Goodman Holiday windown named Sweet Neon Treats. The theme of this years windows is "Bergdorf Goodies” with each window filled with an array of a special type of favorite holiday treat. This window is filled with mannequins amist a framework of all kinds of cakes, candies and confections in neon bright cheerful colors.

Sugar and Spice-Everything Nice

NYC Holiday window photograph. Sugar in the background in the form of colorful, artistically replicated cakes and sweets in the Bergdorf Goodman NYC window Sweet Treats and a combination of sugar and spice in the mannequin jewels and posture. Part of the theme this year of Holiday Treats portrayed in the BG windows.

Nutcracker Guards NYC Holidays

A lineup of Nutcracker figures standing guard in fron of the UBS building in NYC - all bright and shiny to celebrate the holidays.

Red Ball Holiday Cheer NYC

A view of the famous, annual red holiday ball holiday display in midtown Manhattan. These giant red balls are one of the most popular holiday attractions for locals and visitors alike. They sit on a large block long platform fountain surrounded by light-decorated trees. Across the street is Radio City Music Hall and just a block away, the beloved Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree sits overlooking the ice rink and the festive channel gardens.

Giant Red Ornament Display NYC

A favorite of locals, city visitors and, of cource, photographers, these giant red holiday ornaments are a big attraction at holiday time in New York City. On Sixth Avenue, across the stree from the famed Rockettes Christmas Show and a block away from Rockefeller Center and the Christmas Tree, the scene draws huge crowds each year.

Fox Family Art NYC Holidays

A delightful mini-scene of a fox family sleeping in winter woods. Wonderful art work created for the Anthrpologie store holiday windows in NYC. The theme this year is Woodland Animals and the windows are a joy to see filled with lovely painted drawings of animals in the snow and fir trees.

Holiday Window Bear

In NYC, the choices of holiday windows to see are numerous and varied, from extremely elaborate to beautiful, simple basics. EAch year one of the first places that I go to see the windows is Anthropologie across the street from Rockefeller Center. This year the theme is Woodland Animals and the work is exquisite with a collection of board cutout layers of animals , tree branches and lighting. The animal art appears to be a sketch style and lightly painting effect similar to watercolor. Just edlightful. This bear, wrapped in a warm scarf, is one of the animal art pieces with the beautiful red cardinals in the trees above. Would love to credit the artist who created the windows but so far haven't been able to find a name.

NYC Swarovski Star Display

Across the plaza from the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, a replica of the Swarovski tree top star is mounted on a base in full size so that visitors can see the beautiful crystal and details in the star that sits atop the tree. For more than 80 years, the tree has been a tradition and favorite place to visit in NYC during the holiday season. This year a new star was created for the tree, the second one in the tree's history to be made by Swarovski. It weights about 900 pounds and is nine feet, four inches in diameter. Designed by Daniel Libeskind , it has 3 million double-cone crystals placed on 70 spikes that radiate from the center. Each spike iis made of six-millimeter ESG glass with crystals affixed to the inside face and features LED lighting.

Rockefeller Center Tree and Skaters

A vertical format view of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, ice rink and skaters. One of the happiest and most loved area of the city during the winter holiday season.

Holliday Balls and Reflections NYC

A close up look at the holiday balls that decoratively line the Channel Gardens of Rockefeller Center NYC A fun way to get a reflection self-portrait.

Prometheus Statue NYC

It is hard to think of Rockefeller Center without visualizing the statue of Prometheus, the famous piece of art that stands guard over the ice rink in winter and the open-air restaurant in summer months. During the winter season when the Christmas Tree is displayed, he appears to be the director and central figure of all of the festivities, holding court and standing out in all of his gilded, golden glory. Designed by artist Paul Manship, the cast bronze sculpture was made by Roman Bronze Works in Queens in 1934. It is 18 feet tall and weights 8 tons. Set on a fountain base in the Lower Plaza of Rockefeller Center, Prometheus depicts the Titan Prometheus, who according to Greek legend brought fire to mankind by stealing it from the Chariot of the Sun. An inscription on the granite wall behind the statue reads” Prometheus, teacher in every art, brought the fire that hath proved to mortals a means to mighty ends.” The ring surrounding the figure is etched with the signs of the Zodiac. Whether seen glinting like pure gold in the daytime sunlight or in the night spotlights reflecting the colors of the Christmas Tree lights, he is one of New York City’s most well known and popular sculptures. The Rockefeller Center complex is one of the last building projects in the United States to have incorporated a program of public art. It could take one days just to do a tour of the magnificent artwork and much more time to read and learn about the symbolism of the man art pieces in this treasured Art Deco enclave in NYC, but the power of the art is indeed unforgettable.

Holiday Channel Garden Decorations NYC

A vertical format view of the festive decorations seen at the Rockefeller Center Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center NYC. In fhr foreground a large ball ornament reflects people viewing the famous Christmas Tree and in the distance the colorful display on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue.

Prometheus and the Christmas Tree

A vertical format view of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and the famous golden statue of Prometheus in his fountain platform beneath the tree, the centerpiece of the skating rink area.

Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center NYC

A view of the famous Christmas Tree and Channel Garden decored for the winter holidays. This annaul tradition of erecting the tree began in 1931 shortly after excavations began for the construction of the Rockefeller Center complex. Workers, grateful to have work during the Great Depression, pooled their money and erected a fir tree in the same spot as the tree stands today. It was decorated with tin cans and paper garlands made by their families. A tree was erected again the following year,. The tree was such a great morale booster and symbol of hope that Rockefeller Center turned it into an annual tradition and put up a large tree with lights and it has continued every since. During World War II in 1942 when materials were not available to erect and light a large tree, three small tree swere used. During the war and also on the Christmas after the attacks of 9/11, the tree was decorated in patriotic red, white and blue.

Rockefeller Center Holiday Decorations

A view of the Channel Garden Mall at Rockefeller Center New York City decorated to celebrate the spirit of the holidays including Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza. This view is facing East towards 5th Avenue. The garden area is filled with multi-colored bulbs in gold, yellow blue and other pastel colors as are trees in the center of the mall behind where this photo was taken. At the west end of the mall, in the opposite direction is the ice skating rink and the traditional large Christmas Tree.

Christmas Tree Rockefeller Center Mall

A view of the Rockefeller Center Channel Garden mall decorated for the holidays with the famous Christmas Tree in the background. As daylight breaks and the skies brighten, the mall is still in blue shadow from the reflection of the morning twilight sky. This is, I believe, the 86th year of the Christmas tree tradition at Rockefeller Center.

NYC Sunrise and Silhouettes

A view of New York Sity skyscraper towers, including the landmark Met Life and New York LIfe towers, silhouetted against and orange, gold and yellow sunrise as the sun begins to show itself from behind the New York LIfe building.

NYC Rainbow Hued Sunrise Sky

A view of the Hudon River and silhouetted midtown Manhattan skyscrapers as the sun peeks over the horizon of the lower buildings. This rich colors of the dawn twilight are just beginning to brighen in the sky in a rainbow of hues in layers of orange, yellow, gold, rose pink and aqua blues. The tallest of the buildings are those either just completed or in the final stage of construction in the Hudson Yards Project.

Manhattan Sunrise Glory

A view of the midtown Manhattan skyline at sunrise with predominantly blue hues contratsted with layers of orange, gold, and yellow in the sky as the sun comes up over the city horizon.