Customer Reviews

Still New York

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It's extremely well-executed photo realism with pencil + watercolor, and

the artist has chosen buildings/scenes which are architecturally strong

and visually rich so as to let his technique really shine. However, the

real strength, I think, is actually the artist's ability to impart a

dreamlike quality (reminiscent of children's book illustrator Chris Van

Allsburg). This elevates the book to a whole different, more evocative

level, so that you stop marveling at the technique and start thinking of

the subject matter itself. Anyone who loves New York should love this

book.

I enjoyed this book very much, and will return to it over and over to enjoy the excellent reproductions of Brosen's highly realistic watercolors. His work is unique and compelling. I also enjoyed the artist's descriptions and information, given as picture captions, about the scenes he painted. There are also highly readable vignettes with each chapter, focussing on a local, long-term resident of the area of NYC that that chapter pictures. A fine read, but an even more beautiful LOOK.