View of the Skyway

View of the Skyway
Acrylic on paper
5”x7”
Chris Breier © 2016

The original painting is for sale. Anybody from Buffalo will recognize the Skyway in this painting, if you look closely you can see the rectangular shape of a semi tractor trailer passing over it. The First Niagara Center is located along the left. I painted the entire painting with a variety of blues with a few neutral colors for the street and concrete areas.

Gold Dome

Gold Dome

Acrylic on paper

4”x6”

Chris Breier © 2016

The original painting is for sale. This is a painting of Main Street, Buffalo. The building with the gold dome on the left is the Buffalo Savings Bank. The silouhette of the Liberty building can be seen on the right. I used mostly heavy body acrylic for this painting.

NFTA Boat Harbor (SOLD)

NFTA Boat Harbor
5”x7” acrylic on gessobord
Chris Breier © 2015

I painted another of version of this boat harbor but this one includes more of the industrial architecture in the background. If you’re from Buffalo you may recognize the shapes of a few of the buildings. The Rand building is the one with the antenna on top of it. The tall building on the left is One Seneca Tower, formerly known as One HSBC Center.

Buffalo

Buffalo
Acrylic On Canvas
8”x10”
Chris Breier © 2014

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This is a view of Buffalo New York from the observation deck at City Hall. Architecture is always a challenge to paint because the perspective has to be accurate. My favorite part of this painting was capturing the blueish purple for the landscape off in the distance. This is called "atmospheric perspective" which is when the atmosphere makes the distant landscape appear to be lighter and color and usually there's a shift in color too (such as blue purple in this case).

Rooftops (SOLD)

Rooftops
Acrylic on paper 8”x10”
©Chris Breier 2013

I took the reference photo for this painting with a pocket camera while I was waiting for an elevator. It’s important to carry a camera and or sketchbook at all times because painting ideas are everywhere!

It must have rained the night before because there is a puddle of water on the rooftop. It was fun getting the color of the water right. I enjoy matching colors, it’s one of those things that’s become nearly automatic for me. When I look at a color I know which colors to mix to achieve it, it’s just a matter of getting the proportion of one color to another correct.

Buffalo (SOLD)

"Buffalo"
Acrylic on canvas
18"x24"