Postcards from Detroit

Plaster Cakes

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:26:00 +0000

Plaster Cakes, Van Dyke Pastry Shop
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a detail of a display of plaster cakes in the abandoned Van Dyke Pastry Shop on Chene Street in Detroit. A few weeks ago my good friend and artist Jack Summers sent me this photo and told me about the cake display. By the time I got to the shop the cakes were gone. So with his permission I have used his photo for this painting. Thank you very much Jack.
"Let them eat cake"
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#774

Indian Summer

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Indian Summer
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #37
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a detail of a sign on an abandoned ice cream shop on Detroit's Eastside.
It is listed on Ebay as "Late Summer" as I could not use "Indian" in the title. The idea was an ice cream cone for our beautiful Indian summer.
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#773

Van Dyke Pastry Shop

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000

Van Dyke Pastry Shop
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #36
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a detail of the abandoned Van Dyke Pastry Shop on Chene Street in Detroit. This area of Detroit has really been devastated.
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#772

Chene Street Blues

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:35:00 +0000

Chene Street Blues
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #35
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of an abandoned storefront on Chene Street in Detroit. This area of Detroit has really been devastated.
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#771

Nocturne in Blue

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:00 +0000

Nocturne in Blue
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the the pilot house for the RR Bridge on Zug Island.
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#770

Studio Moonrise

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Studio Moonrise
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the the moon rising over my studio.
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#769

Fort Street Bridge Nocturne

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0000

Fort Street Bridge Nocturne
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of the Fort Street Bridge over the Rouge River.
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#768

Midtown Nocturne

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:27:00 +0000

Midtown Nocturne
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a nocturne of a midtown warehouse, this reminds me of the Tom Waits song,"What's he doing in there" Enjoy
This is the Pioneer Building, a warehouse converted into artists lofts, please check out their site.
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#767

Corner Store

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Corner Store
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #34
SOLD
to collector in NewYork, NY
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned storefront. For some reason I couldn't get Little Red Corvette, by Prince, out of my head while painting this one, so I just put in the CD, sorry no I-pod yet.
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#766

Van Dyke St. Storefront

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Van Dyke St. Storefront
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #33
SOLD
to collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned storefront on Van Dyke St. I have painted this building before but the October light gave it a whole different feeling. Love the great contrast of the yellow leaves against the dark shadow side of the building.
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#765

Brush Park Reflections

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:56:00 +0000

Brush Park Reflections
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #32
SOLD
to collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned Brush Park building reflected in an alley puddle. The October light creates such strong contrast of light and shadow.
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#764

La Maison Rouge

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:15:00 +0000

La Maison Rouge
SOLD
to collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of a red house with strong October light and shadows. I really liked the intensity of the values in this scene
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#763

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Bella helping herself to what is left of her catnip. This was shot this morning. She is very agile and can get up and down without knocking the pot over.

October Light

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:00 +0000

October Light
SOLD
to collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene with a yellow wall with strong October light and shadows, with the single word TIRE on the side. I liked the play of the teal door against all that electric yellow.
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#762

Brush Park View

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:42:00 +0000

Brush Park View
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #31
SOLD
To a collector in Adelaide, South Australia
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene of an abandoned Brush Park house with part of the Detroit skyline in the background.
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#761

October Light

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:29:00 +0000

October Light
SOLD
to a collector in Oakland, CA
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
Today's daily painting is a scene of a white house wearing a patina of life . I love the character of these older homes and the stories they could tell.
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#760

Shadows on the Wall

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Shadows on the Wall
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #30
SOLD
To a collector in Detroit, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene on Detroit's Eastside of an abandoned building. I was really interested in the graffiti tags and warm color and shadow masses created by the strong October light.
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#759

Citylights #47

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Citylights #47
SOLD
to collector in Bethesda, MD
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is the forty-seventh in the Citylight series of blurred night images of Detroit
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#758

Evening, Belle Isle

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:32:00 +0000

Evening, Belle Isle
SOLD
to a collector in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of one of the many bridges on Belle Isle in the Detroit River. In the background is the beautiful Belle Isle Conservatory.
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#757

Agawa Canyon

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Agawa Canyon
SOLD
to collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of the Agawa Canyon, a Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier upbound on the Detroit River. We were on Belle Isle while this wonderful freighter passed by. It is always a treat to see these monsters up close.
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#756

The Blue Door

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:38:00 +0000

The Blue Door
SOLD
to collector in NewYork, NY
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is of a simple low building. What attracted me to this one was the flat shapes and the strong contrast of light and shadow. I also like the fall color in this one.
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#755

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October Shadows

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:09:00 +0000

October Shadows
Abandoned, Portraits of Detroit #29
SOLD
to a collector in Sarasota, FL
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a scene on Detroit's Eastside of an abandoned corner building. I was really interested in the color and the shadow masses created by the strong October light.
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#754

Lake Michigan Dunes II

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:53:00 +0000

Lake Michigan Dunes II
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is a fall scene of the dunes on Lake Michigan, North of Lakeside.
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#753

Midtown Tracks

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Midtown Tracks
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oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x5"
Today's daily painting is an industrial scene of RR tracks, low buildings, and a bridge overpass in the midtown area of Detroit, catching late afternoon sun and shadows
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#752

Great Lakes Steel

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:18:00 +0000

Great Lakes Steel
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 7x5"
Today's daily painting is an industrial scene of Great Lakes Steel on Zug Island
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#751

An Approaching Storm

smagsig@wowway.com (Stephen Magsig) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:55:00 +0000

An Approaching Storm
Painting #750
SOLD
to a collector in Bloomfield Hills, MI
oil on linen/panel, 2009, 5x7"
Today's daily painting is of an approaching storm over Lake Michigan at Lakeside.This was last Sunday, today is bright and sunny, a beautiful fall day.
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#750