Painting 10573 was a year-long project I began in October 2020. Every week I painted a plein air watercolor (outdoors, from life), in my zipcode of 10573, which encompasses the villages of Port Chester & Rye Brook, New York, USA. Click an image to see full details.

When I began “Painting 10573” in October 2020 the weather was warm and sunny, and the colors of the Fall foliage were stunning, so it was a lovely way to spend a few hours. As it got colder I began to consider how I’d manage in the winter, and found that painting from the passenger seat of my car was perfect, although sometimes I was wrapped in a blanket, because I didn’t want the car engine running all the time. Painting from a car does have one drawback though – where you can park dictates the view, especially after a snowstorm when on-street parking means finding a convenient spot between snowbanks! Amazingly, spring arrived soon enough, and I was able to sit outside again – sometimes wearing a hat and sunscreen, sometimes wrapped in a coat. Then summer descended (my least favorite painting season) and I often had to head out in the early morning to avoid the heat of the day.

All the paintings were painted en plein air (from life) and were scenes within the 10573 zip code, which encompasses the villages of Port Chester & Rye Brook in Westchester County, New York. Each painting was started with a drawing in pen or pencil, then watercolor was added. Each piece is 11×14″ on watercolor paper and most took 2 to 4 hours to complete. The original paintings are for sale with large donations to Port Chester based non-profits.