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"Wildwood
P-RSL Perfection" is a painting that was was commissioned by Bill Lane
founder of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line Historical
Society in 2009. Rather than describe it myself, I'll
leave that to Bill who knew exactly what he wanted me to create
in this complex painting... The
allure of the mixture of PRR and Reading trains racing to the
Jersey shore only to lie over in the simmering summer sun and
take the day trippers back at night is fascinating. With a
rather specific list of equipment and point of view Bob captured
and included every aspect of the P-RSL service to the Southern
New Jersey Shore points set in the mid 1950s. "It is the best P-RSL
photo that was never taken." The Baldwin BS16ms, Budd
RDC1, and the Crown Jewel PRR K4 5495, built in the last group
of K4 made are all stunningly shown here in ultra correct
detail. Set at the now gone Wildwood NJ Oak Ave Station, it is
simply "Wildwood P-RSL Perfection"! To order prints of this exciting new
painting see...
Pennsylvania RR Gallery
New Paintings
for "Return of the Rails"...

"Summer
Along the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad"
"Summer Along
the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad" features a
southbound train arriving at North Bridgton Station
in the heyday years of the B&SR. You can't
help but feel that it's one of those lazy summer
days with no wind on the lake and no business for
the canoe rentals. This is the second in my
series of four paintings for Return of the Rails.
Prints are available directly from
www.returnoftherails.com

"Fall
Along the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad"
This painting depicts
Bridgton and Saco River RR No. 7 leading a
northbound train along Hancock Pond during the final
years of operation. The organization has
reproduced the painting and is selling limited
edition prints to raise funds in an effort to bring
back rail service and historic 2-ft. gauge rail
equipment to Bridgton, ME. Return of the Rails
has sold nearly all of the 50 limited edition prints
of this painting. To order a poster sized
print of this painting go to
www.returnoftherails.com
Paper...
I know it's
not a very exciting topic, but what it brings to the
finished product is very, very important. I
have been struggling for sometime to find the right
paper that enables my reproductions to have the true
colors contained in my original paintings and at the
same time be acid free and have an archival life.
I also wanted the paper to be heavyweight (more like
cardstock). And, on top of everything else, I
wanted to keep the cost low in order to make my
prints affordable. I had been using smooth
Bristol board (100-lb stock) as a substrate but I
wasn't happy with the texture and the colors were
not as brilliant as I had hoped for. I then
experimented with heavier watercolor paper and
different coated papers until I found a specialty
line of papers produced by Epson specifically
designed for the ink and printing process that I use
in my reproductions. Well, I couldn't have
been more pleased! This is truly a superior product and has
a rated permanence life of 96-years. To find
out more about this product go to
www.epson.com and
search for Ultra Premium Presentation Paper. I
will now be using the new Epson®
paper on all of my reproductions, and though the cost for
this new substrate is considerably higher, I will
not be increasing my current prices for the time
being. If you would like to see a reduced
sample of one of my prints on this new paper stock,
just send a stamped self addressed envelope and I'll
send you one. I know that you will be pleased.
A Word
about Originals...
Though
most of the artwork for sale on this site consists of
high-quality prints, mostly all of the original paintings are
also for sale unless commissioned by an individual or already
sold. I have not listed prices for originals
because all originals are shipped framed and matted and since
that involves custom work, I prefer to discuss those details
directly with the buyer. If you are interested in
purchasing an original, please send an email or call me direct.
I would be happy to discuss the details with you. Fine
art is truly affordable.
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