Nick Savides

High Line Reflections, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
On a late October afternoon, a peaceful tableau of New York unfolds from the High Line. Looking west above 22nd Street, the light reflections form a distinct pattern, casting X-shaped highlights across the buildings. The scene captures a harmonious blend of nature and city life, with cars lining the curbside, few pedestrians strolling the sidewalk, and trees with autumn foliage bringing warmth to the setting.

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: New York, NYC, High Line, Hopper, city, buildings, car, facade, road, street, urban, sidewalk, pedestrian, autumn, season, architecture, travel, realism, oil painting, brown

High Line Reflections
Nick Savides
Oil painting on stretched linen
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2024
24 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.25 in. d
4 lbs. 8 oz.