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Reservoir Series

New York City’s Central Park Reservoir is the source of inspiration for this series of 70 digital paintings. Walking around the decommissioned reservoir’s 1.58 mile shore of finely crushed bluestone reveals a carousel of picturesque landscapes. Form and light play out an extraordinary performance on the reflective stage of water encompassed by an animating backdrop. Far from just a visual experience, a pilgrimage to this theater-in-the-round affords opportunity for contemplation and reflection.

Reservoir 1
Reservoir 2
Reservoir 2
Reservoir 3
Reservoir 3
Reservoir 4
Reservoir 4
Reservoir 5
Reservoir 5
Reservoir 6
Reservoir 6
Reservoir 7
Reservoir 7
Reservoir 8
Reservoir 8
Reservoir 9
Reservoir 9
Reservoir 10
Reservoir 10
Reservoir 2 - 10, 2022
Reservoir 11
Reservoir 12
Reservoir 12
Reservoir 13
Reservoir 13
Reservoir 14
Reservoir 14
Reservoir 15
Reservoir 15
Reservoir 16
Reservoir 16
Reservoir 17
Reservoir 17
Reservoir 18
Reservoir 18
Reservoir 19
Reservoir 19
Reservoir 20
Reservoir 20
Reservoir 12 - 20, 2022
Reservoir 21
Reservoir 22
Reservoir 22
Reservoir 23
Reservoir 23
Reservoir 24
Reservoir 24
Reservoir 25
Reservoir 25
Reservoir 26
Reservoir 26
Reservoir 27
Reservoir 27
Reservoir 28
Reservoir 28
Reservoir 29
Reservoir 29
Reservoir 30
Reservoir 30
Reservoir 22 - 30, 2022

Pilgrim Gary Kaleda at Central Park Reservoir, 2022

Reservoir 31
Reservoir 32
Reservoir 32
Reservoir 33
Reservoir 33
Reservoir 34
Reservoir 34
Reservoir 35
Reservoir 35
Reservoir 36
Reservoir 36
Reservoir 37
Reservoir 37
Reservoir 38
Reservoir 38
Reservoir 39
Reservoir 39
Reservoir 40
Reservoir 40
Reservoir 32 - 40, 2022
Reservoir 41
Reservoir 42
Reservoir 42
Reservoir 43
Reservoir 43
Reservoir 44
Reservoir 44
Reservoir 45
Reservoir 45
Reservoir 46
Reservoir 46
Reservoir 47
Reservoir 47
Reservoir 48
Reservoir 48
Reservoir 49
Reservoir 49
Reservoir 50
Reservoir 50
Reservoir 42 - 50, 2022
Reservoir 51
Reservoir 52
Reservoir 52
Reservoir 53
Reservoir 53
Reservoir 54
Reservoir 54
Reservoir 55
Reservoir 55
Reservoir 56
Reservoir 56
Reservoir 57
Reservoir 57
Reservoir 58
Reservoir 58
Reservoir 59
Reservoir 59
Reservoir 60
Reservoir 60
Reservoir 52 - 60, 2022
Reservoir 61
Reservoir 62
Reservoir 62
Reservoir 63
Reservoir 63
Reservoir 64
Reservoir 64
Reservoir 65
Reservoir 65
Reservoir 66
Reservoir 66
Reservoir 67
Reservoir 67
Reservoir 68
Reservoir 68
Reservoir 69
Reservoir 69
Reservoir 70
Reservoir 70
Reservoir 62 - 70, 2022
Neon Lighting Options
Digital paintings in this series are available with Neon or LED Neon tube lighting options. Limited editions. 
For this option, the "neon" graphic element is removed from the print and an actual neon bulb is installed.

Original print with "neon" graphic element

Print without "neon" graphic element

Print with neon lighting option installed

INSPIRATION
A 1912 poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay speaks to me about the excursion of walking around the reservoir. 

Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1920s

Renascence by Edna St. Vincent Millay
excerpt (final stanza)
“The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is stretched the sky,—
No higher than the soul is high.
The heart can push the sea and land
Farther away on either hand;
The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through.
But East and West will pinch the heart
That can not keep them pushed apart;
And he whose soul is flat—the sky
Will cave in on him by and by.”
Paul Klee
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY
RESERVOIR
CENTRAL PARK MAP
RESERVOIR - E90
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