Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Some downtown paintings

While doing some image research I came across these paintings of some scenes from Downtown DC. Enjoy.

Waiting to Cross, Downtown D.C. by Sarah PollockSarah Pollock: Waiting to Cross, Downtown D.C., 2003. 12 x 15 1/2. Pastel on paper. Downtown D.C. at the Farragut North Metro Station during the evening rush hour.

This painting was selected for inclusion in Gallery West's 6th National Juried Show in Alexandria, Virginia in 2004. Also in 2004, it received an Honorable Mention in the Art of Alliance of Central Pennsylvania's annual show.

In This Moment, Downtown D.C. by Sarah PollockSarah Pollock: In This Moment, Downtown D.C. 2004. 22 x 17. Pastel on paper. Near the Farragut North Metro Station during a warm summer evening in the city of Washington, DC.

This painting was exhibited at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art during their Artists in Our Midst: Art in Common 2004 exhibition. It will also be included in this summer's Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2005 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Homeless, Downtown D.C. by Sarah PollockSarah Pollock: Homeless, Downtown D.C. 2003. 16 3/4 x 10 1/4. Pastel on paper.

Seen in downtown D.C. at the Farragut North Metro Station. This painting received an Honorable Mention in the Pastel Journal's 5th Annual "Pastel 100" competition and was reproduced in their April 2004 edition.

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