Architectural
Paintings by Drew Kopf:
Buildings
fascinate me. They sometimes just take my breath away. I see them as dreams
fulfilled and, on the rare occasion that IO come across ones that are empty
or boarded up or in a dilapidated state, I think of all the hopes that people
had had for that structure, what lives were lived in it; the unfulfilled potential
that is there; how it might still have some life in it yet; how it could be
saved for new dreams; new hopes.
The way buildings fit
into nature from the sky on down makes captivates me. How the sunshine plays
over a building's facade and changes its form and color has an almost jewelry
like effect on the eye. The most mundane "cookie-cutter" track housing
has for me a kind of rhythm in the way the individual houses relate to each
other and how they may have been adapted and changed over their lives giving
them special qualities that offer the eye treats to be enjoyed and, in my
little paintings of them, revisited form time-to-time.
Perhaps my fondest pleasure
is to be the guest in the home of a relative or a friend and to have the time
to capture an impression of their home in such a way as to give them a periodic
glancing reminder of just how special what they have and where they live really
is; and to give them a that feeling anytime the gaze wanders over to the portrait
of their home.
There are also small elements
of building that intrigue me; not the least of which are doors and entrance
ways. I see them as portals to and from the stages of life upon which we all
play our parts in the ongoing drama and comedy of human existence and I recall
from my years in the theater that every entrance is an exit and every exit
is an entrance.
| Architectural
Paintings by Drew Kopf |
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| Title:
A Hustle Bustle Day in the City |
| Medium:
Oil on Canvas |
| Size:
24" x 48" |
| Framed |
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text painted on to the bottom of the piece reads as follows:
"A
Hustle Bustle day in the City. Saturday, June 24, 2006. Eastbound
on 34th Street after having lunch at the new Junior's and seeing
The Lion King with Sydney and Samantha; their 5th Birthday present.
They loved the show as did their Grandma Mona; but only ate the
fries and the cheese cake; of course, Junior's Cheese Cake, what
do you expect. Bright sky with a light drizzle. Hardly needed
Papa Drew's umbrella. - Drew Kopf 2006" |
| Signed:
Drew Kopf 2006 at end of painted text and again on car hub cap. |
| Created:
2006 |
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| Title:
The Hand's Getaway - A friend's home on the bank
of a pond in the town of Southold, NY on Long Island. |
| Medium:
Watercolor on paper |
| Size:
14" x 17" |
| Framed |
| Created:
July 8, 2006 |
| Signed:
Drew Kopf LL Dated Southold NY July 8, 2006 LR |
| Private
Collection |
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| Title:
Number Five Knolton |
| Medium:
Graphite Pencil on Paper |
| Size:
24" x 18" |
| Framed |
| Created:
July 20, 2000 |
| Signed:
Drew Kopf under frame LL |
| Artist's
Collection |
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| Title:
Otesaga
Hotell
Room 331, Cooperstown, New York, |
| Medium:
Graphit on Paper |
| Size:
9" x 11-3/4" |
| Unframed |
| Created:
Thanksgiving 2004 |
| Signed:
Drew Kopf 2004 LR |
| Artist's
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| Title:
View
from the Library Suite |
| Medium:
Watercolor on Paper |
| Size:
10" x 8" |
| Framed |
| Created:
November 20, 2000 |
| Signed:
Drew Geoffrey Kopf 10-17-00 LL |
| Artist's
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| Title:
From Beneath the Weeping Cherry Tree |
| Medium:
Oil on Canvas |
| Size:
24" x 18" |
| Framed |
| Created:
July 20, 2000 |
| Signed:
Drew Kopf under frame LL |
| Artist's
Collection |
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