Original 5 x 7 Oil Painting
Private Collection
Painted January 2023
York is one of my favorite places in England. Everywhere you look, the place is pulsing with history. When you get off the train and walk toward the city, you’re presented with this view — the road and bridge pulling you forward while York Minster rises above everything else.
I’ve always liked that sense of arrival. The bridge leads your eye straight into the city, with brick buildings, trees and rooftops stacked up beneath the Minster. In the painting I kept the sky loose and pale, then used muted greens, ochres, brick reds and cool grays through the buildings and street. It’s a small 5 x 7 painting, so there wasn’t much room for architectural fussing. The point was the feeling of York appearing in front of you.
And York gives you plenty to think about. The Romans knew it as Eboracum, the Vikings as Jorvik, and Guy Fawkes was born there. Walking into the city, it’s hard not to wonder what the same view — or something close to it — looked like hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
This painting is part of my private collection and isn’t for sale. If you want another piece featuring York, take a look at The Shambles, York, England.
Want a print instead? You can find prints of this piece here: The City of York.
Original 5 x 7 Oil Painting
Private Collection
Painted January 2023
York is one of my favorite places in England. Everywhere you look, the place is pulsing with history. When you get off the train and walk toward the city, you’re presented with this view — the road and bridge pulling you forward while York Minster rises above everything else.
I’ve always liked that sense of arrival. The bridge leads your eye straight into the city, with brick buildings, trees and rooftops stacked up beneath the Minster. In the painting I kept the sky loose and pale, then used muted greens, ochres, brick reds and cool grays through the buildings and street. It’s a small 5 x 7 painting, so there wasn’t much room for architectural fussing. The point was the feeling of York appearing in front of you.
And York gives you plenty to think about. The Romans knew it as Eboracum, the Vikings as Jorvik, and Guy Fawkes was born there. Walking into the city, it’s hard not to wonder what the same view — or something close to it — looked like hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
This painting is part of my private collection and isn’t for sale. If you want another piece featuring York, take a look at The Shambles, York, England.
Want a print instead? You can find prints of this piece here: The City of York.