New York Paintings: Andrew Gifford

Last year, an artist friend called to say that an English painter, Andrew Gifford, was on his way to New York to create a series of urban landscapes; he asked if Gifford could stay in my empty guest quarters for a week or so while he roamed the city painting. “He’ll be no bother,” my friend assured me. “He paints plein air, so he’ll be out of the house most of the time anyway. He’s very likeable, but more than that he’s a brilliant artist. You’ll see.”

John Berendt