I hope you’re all doing well, or relatively so, considering it’s winter and we’re in a pandemic. I’ve pretty much finished setting up my at-home studio and I wanted to share with you my newest paintings that I’ve been making from home.
Once I finish a painting I wait for it to dry, take its “official” photos with my camera and then I make it available for sale on my website. But for this week, I thought I’d skip that whole drying/official photo routine and just show you some iPhone photos of what I’ve been up to.
Feel free to email me if you’re interested in owning one of the paintings below (alex@alexroediger.com) and I hope you enjoy seeing my new work!
Abstracted Landscape (After P. Bloomfield)
Abstracted Landscape (After P. Bloomfield), oil on wood, 14 x 11 inches, $580
This work is a copy of a painting I inherited from my grandmother. The original painting is signed by a mysterious P. Bloomfield and was in large part the inspiration for me to start landscape painting.
I grew up seeing the original painting at my grandparents’ home and then inherited it in 2016 when my grandmother passed away. After inheriting the painting, I started seeing it everyday in my apartment and was reminded of how much I like the confident brush marks and its level of abstraction. Four months after inheriting the painting, I decided to start a series of semi-abstracted, impressionistic landscapes which I’ve been making ever since!
The original P. Bloomfield painting I inherited from my grandmother
Forest Park
My wife and I recently bought a car and have been taking day trips to nearby parks and wildlife preserves so that we get some time out of the house. During these walks I’ve become interested in the very muted color palette of winters in New York City and wanted to make a painting based on those limited colors. Several weeks ago we visited Forest Park (in Queens) on a foggy morning and I realized it would be a perfect subject for the New York winter painting I had in mind.
Forest Park, oil on wood, 24 x 20 inches, $910
Here are some details of Forest Park
Night Walk
Night Walk is an abstract landscape that, at least for me, makes me think of that beautiful, spooky vibe I get when I’m in the woods at night and hear a sudden gust of wind rustling through the trees.
Night Walk, Oil on Wood, 8 x 6 inches, $210
Black Oyster
I made Black Oyster based on a memory I have of a hill with exposed and crumbling rocks. But now that the painting is done, I’m just reminded of the mushrooms we’ve been recently growing in our home (blue oyster, yellow oyster, lion’s mane) which I think must have been a subconscious influence on me.
Black Oyster, oil on wood, 8 x 6 inches, $210
Wild Flower Meadow
Wild Flower Meadow is a sense memory of the colors, textures and arraignment of a meadow in upstate New York.
Wild Flower Meadow, Oil on Wood, 8 x 6 inches, $210
Richardson St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This view is from the corner of Richardson Street and Meeker Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, just a couple blocks away from my apartment. I was drawn to this view because of the great lighting and because of all the great color on the buildings — the bright green cornices to the right, the fun red and blue Kalmon Dolgin realtor logo and of course the fact the trees were in peak fall foliage. I also love the awesome vintage VW van on the left.
Abstract Landscape (Gray & Red)
When I look at this painting I get a fuzzy warm feeling of melancholy that I can sometimes experience on an overcast day, as if somehow the cloud cover is a giant blanket protecting me.