View a gorgeous collection of cityscapes created in oil, watercolor, and acrylic, featuring scenes from Austin to Taipei.
Taking Stock of Our Cities and Towns
BY MAX GILLIES
It’s high time to celebrate the robust health of “cityscape” painting. Scenes of urban life — viewed from every angle and in all kinds of weather and light — are being created by a lively community of artists who work in diverse mediums, manners, and moods. Just as encouraging, the resulting pictures are selling well, according to galleries nationwide.
It would seem that, running right alongside the boom in outdoor landscape painting highlighted in this magazine’s sister publication, PleinAir, there is a universe of people who want to look closely at — and find the strange beauty in — the harder-edged places where so many of us live or work. Meadows and neon signs both have charms, a fact more and more art collectors are discovering.
Now consider collecting a cityscape for yourself.
From Fine Art Connoisseur: 19 Cityscapes by 19 Artists
1. Morning on Main by Rob Akey
![ROB AKEY (b. 1956), Morning on Main, 2016, oil on linen, 16 x 22 in., private collection](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Akey-Morning-on-Main-1024x741.jpg)
2. Snow Day in the Warehouse District by Carl Bretzke
![CARL BRETZKE (b. 1954), "Snow Day in the Warehouse District," 2016, oil on linen, 24 x 36 in., private collection](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bretzke-Snow-Day-1024x679.jpg)
3. Not Interested by Matthew Bird
![MATTHEW BIRD (b. 1977), "Not Interested," 2018, watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 in., available from the artist](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bird-Not-Interested-1024x730.jpg)
4. Downtown Austin by Jill Carver
![JILL CARVER (b. 1968), "Downtown Austin," 2017, oil on linen board, 30 x 32 in., InSight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Carver-Downtown-Austin-1024x948.jpg)
5. Passenger by Kim Cogan
![KIM COGAN (b. 1977), Passenger, 2018, oil on canvas, 52 x 62 in., Gallery Henoch, New York City](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cogan-Passenger-1024x855.jpg)
6. Evening, Venice by Dmitri Danish
![DMITRI DANISH (b. 1966), Evening, Venice, 2016, oil on canvas, 48 x 24 in., Gallery 901, Santa Fe](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Danish-Evening-Venice-501x1024.jpg)
7. Tribeca Market by Fred Danziger
![FRED DANZIGER (b. 1946), Tribeca Market, 2013, oil on linen canvas, 30 x 40 in., private collection](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Danziger-Tribeca-Market-1024x748.jpg)
8. 312 Metro by Dan Graziano
![DAN GRAZIANO (b. 1953), 312 Metro, 2013, oil on panel, 10 x 8 in., Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, SC](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Graziano-312-Metro-828x1024.jpg)
9. Everyday City Life by Heather Lynn Gibson
![HEATHER LYNN GIBSON (b. 1970), Everyday City Life, 2018, oil on linen, 10 x 20 in., available from the artist](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Gibson-Everyday-City-Life-1024x491.jpg)
10. City of Brotherly Love by Catherine Hillis
![Cityscapes - CATHERINE HILLIS (b. 1953), City of Brotherly Love, 2015, watercolor on paper, 22 x 28 in., available from the artist](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Hillis-City-of-Brotherly-Love-1024x713.jpg)
11. Warm by Errol Jacobson
![ERROL JACOBSON (b. 1948), Warm, 2018, oil on panel, 36 x 48 in., Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jacobsen-Warm-1024x756.jpg)
12. New York Sunset by Kyle Ma
![Cityscapes - KYLE MA (b. 2000), New York Sunset, 2018, oil on panel, 18 x 14 in., available through the artist](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ma-New-York-Sunset-785x1024.jpeg)
13. Our Market by Crystal Moll
![CRYSTAL MOLL (b. 1962), Our Market, 2017, oil on canvas, 18 x 36 in., Crystal Moll Gallery, Baltimore](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Moll-Our-Market-1024x510.jpg)
14. Market Day in Sarlat by Richard Oversmith
![Cityscapes - RICHARD OVERSMITH (b. 1971), Market Day in Sarlat, 2018, oil on linen, 30 x 24 in., J.M. Stringer Gallery, Vero Beach, FL](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Oversmith-Market-Day-in-Sarlat-825x1024.jpg)
15. Klei by Christopher St. Leger
![Cityscapes - CHRISTOPHER ST. LEGER (b. 1973), Klei, 2017, watercolor on paper, 18 x 25 in., available from the artist](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/St-Leger-Klei-1024x759.jpg)
16. This Is Not Graffiti by Ana Schmidt
![ANA SCHMIDT (b. 1959), This Is Not Graffiti, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 74 1/2 x 74 1/2 in., private collection](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Schmidt-This-Is-Not-a-Graffiti-1006x1024.jpg)
17. Lights Above Town #1 by Susie Hyer
![Cityscapes - SUSIE HYER (b. 1954), Lights Above Town #1, 2015, oil on panel, 24 x 30 in., private collection](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Susiehyer-Lights-Above-Town-1024x799.jpg)
18. Taipei Street Signs by Hsin-Yao Tseng
![Cityscapes - HSIN-YAO TSENG (b. 1986), Taipei Street Signs, 2018, oil on panel, 16 x 16 in., on view at InSight Gallery (Fredericksburg, TX)](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tseng-Taipei-Street-Signs-1024x1022.jpg)
19. Church Street by Vladislav Yeliseyev
![Cityscapes - VLADISLAV YELISEYEV (b. 1960), Church Street, Frederick, 2016, watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 in., private collection](https://fineartconnoisseur.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Yeliseyev-Church-Street-693x1024.jpg)
Do you know of an artist who is painting incredible cityscapes? Share their name with us in the comments below.
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David Dunlop – artist and teacher- of Wilton CT – oil on metal ( aluminum) often. Very very different and beautiful!!!
Ken Auster did amazing city scapes but passed away recently
Richard Boyer
Michele Usibelli. Her style is unique and her cityscapes are wonderful.
Rod Trip Gardener paints cityscapes in watercolour. Absolutely breathtaking!
Brenda Boylan, pastel cityscapes of Portland, Oregon.
Pattti Mollica, beautiful, vibrant acrylic cityscapes.
a powerful urban painter whose work you should look at –
https://www.dannygriegoart.com/works or https://www.facebook.com/danny.griego