Pilgrim Hill

Skyscrapers framed by rugged landscapes are striking contradictions, not unlike human contradictions. City landscapes taking over our natural settings becoming the new vision of nature. It is the push and the pull between organic and made. Setting up to paint on an Indian Fall day in 2020 the great city appeared rising from the rugged rocks. The given name of the spot in Central Park, Pilgram Hill, suggests a narrative of a great city rising from a humble beginning.Skyscrapers framed by rugged landscapes is such a striking contradiction not unlike the contradition in human nature.  Setting up to paint on a Indian Fall day in 2020 the great city appeard rising from the rugged rocks.  The given name of the spot in Central Park, Pilgram Hill, suggests a narrative of a great city rising from humble begining.