Spa at Manhattan Mall

Av, my wife the photographer, and I were leaving Penn Station on a rainy morning recently heading towards Broadway on 33rd near the Manhattan Mall when she stopped short and cursed not having her camera. In the road over a backed up storm drain between two cars, she pointed out 3 or 4 pigeons having a grand time taking a bath in the middle of traffic.

Her loss is my inspiration, so off we go over the next few weeks to study pigeons doing pigeon stuff at the 'Spa at Manhattan Mall'

Morning Heron

I thought I would start by posting an image of my most recent work.

Most mornings for the past couple of years I have been on an AMTRAK train to NYC and just past the Secaucus station you cross a large wetland, that I am told, used to be NYC garbage dump.

Now it is overgrown and home to a wide variety of waterbirds and on cold mornings you can see the Herons nestled down waiting for the morning sun to warm them.

This is a 16x20 hand colored limited edition of 100.