By
Noel Hefele
Piece description from the artist
The Prospect Park Boat house in Brooklyn, NY. This building is a gem, originally built in the 1870's. It was almost lost, but now houses the 1st of 1000 nature education facilities to be built across the country.
This view of the building is old, and almost iconic. But I'm fascinated with how the relationship to the building is constantly in flux. The meaning changes over the years.
I paint New York City's wild edges – the parks, waterways, and forgotten green spaces where nature persists despite urban pressure.
Based in the Bronx, I'm currently exploring Van Cortlandt Park, one of NYC's largest and wildest parks. My work captures these landscapes in oil, focusing on the moments when light, water, and seasons transform familiar places into something unexpected.
I studied at Carnegie Mellon (BFA) and in England (MA in Arts and Ecology). My paintings are in private collections internationally.
See more at noelhefele.com
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