Nick Savides

Autumn in Washington Square, Oil Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Nick Savides displays Washington Square Park on a balmy November afternoon. The sun, low in the sky, casts a warm and radiant light through the tree, highlighting its autumnal hues. The clouds appear to radiate from the center, just like the branches and shadows of the tree. The grass and leaves adopt the textures of the clouds, creating an otherworldly atmosphere. NYU's Bobst Library, Kimmel Center, and the Judson Church can be seen in the background, with the latter's tower partially eclipsed tree.

About the Artist
Nick learned to paint from his mother when he was a child, but it wasn’t until college that he decided to be a career artist. His realist images of New York City are inspired by the drama of the city–the changing light, the spontaneous magic. Nick begins his process with reference photographs from his daily life, often shooting the same scene at multiple times of the day. He brings the images back to his Brooklyn studio where he composes a scene in Photoshop, adding and subtracting elements from multiple photographs to achieve the perfect composition before beginning to paint. “As my artwork is realistic, one might be tempted to think they are copies from nature,” says the artist. “Really, they are composed–every detail is considered. It is a balance between what is seen, what is true to nature, and what can make a good painting.”

Words that describe this painting: NYC, New York, realism, realistic, Hopper, Hopperesque, park, Washington Square Park, cityscape, autumn, fall, season, shadow, tree, clouds, lawn, people, oilpaint, sky, travel, architecture, travel, realism, oil painting, green

Autumn in Washington Square
Nick Savides
Oil painting on stretched linen
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
24 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.25 in. d
5 lbs. 0 oz.