Valeri Larko
@valerilarko.bsky.social
I’ve been painting urban landscapes on location for over 35 years. My website is www.valerilarko.com My Instagram is valerilarko
Are you looking for a gift for yourself or that art lover in your life? Check out these limited edition archival prints of Secor Avenue Train Bridge, created from an oil that I painted on location in the Bronx. $100. Each plus shipping. Use the QR code to purchase directly from Harman Projects.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Are you looking for a gift for yourself or that art lover in your life? Check out these limited edition archival prints of Secor Avenue Train Bridge, created from an oil that I painted on location in the Bronx. $100. Each plus shipping. Use the QR code to purchase directly from Harman Projects.
Opening today! Aerosol Euphoria at BWAC Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC. I’ll be at the gallery today from 1-4:30pm. The gallery is located at 381 Van Brunt Street, Door 7A on the second floor. I have 14 oil paintings in the show. The exhibition is on view through October 12th. www.bwac.org
September 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Opening today! Aerosol Euphoria at BWAC Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC. I’ll be at the gallery today from 1-4:30pm. The gallery is located at 381 Van Brunt Street, Door 7A on the second floor. I have 14 oil paintings in the show. The exhibition is on view through October 12th. www.bwac.org
Here's the trailer for my upcoming short documentary called Larko Land, a short film by Jeremy Huff: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQ3...
Larko Land
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May 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's the trailer for my upcoming short documentary called Larko Land, a short film by Jeremy Huff: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQ3...
Please join me for the closing of “City of Dreams” a two person exhibition featuring ceramic sculptures by John Kuo & urban plein air oil paintings by me! The closing party is Sat April 12th, 2-5pm at Thomas VanDyck Gallery, 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NY. Refreshments will be served, please join us!
April 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Please join me for the closing of “City of Dreams” a two person exhibition featuring ceramic sculptures by John Kuo & urban plein air oil paintings by me! The closing party is Sat April 12th, 2-5pm at Thomas VanDyck Gallery, 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NY. Refreshments will be served, please join us!
Save the Date: Saturday, April 12th John Kuo and I will be at the Thomas VanDyke Gallery from 2-5 pm. Refreshments will be served, so grab a friend and come by before “City of Dreams” closes. Gallery located at 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NYC thomasvandyke.com/city-of-dreams Hope you can stop by!
April 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Save the Date: Saturday, April 12th John Kuo and I will be at the Thomas VanDyke Gallery from 2-5 pm. Refreshments will be served, so grab a friend and come by before “City of Dreams” closes. Gallery located at 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NYC thomasvandyke.com/city-of-dreams Hope you can stop by!
You’re invited! Please join on Saturday March 29th , 2-4 pm at Thomas VanDyke Gallery to see “City of Dreams” which includes my oil painting of the Bronx Drawbridge. This 2 person show includes figurative sculpture by John Kuo, plus my urban landscapes. Located at 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NYC.
March 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You’re invited! Please join on Saturday March 29th , 2-4 pm at Thomas VanDyke Gallery to see “City of Dreams” which includes my oil painting of the Bronx Drawbridge. This 2 person show includes figurative sculpture by John Kuo, plus my urban landscapes. Located at 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NYC.
Here’s a few installment photos from “City of Dreams” a two person exhibition at Thomas VanDyke Gallery, 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NY. The show includes urban plein air oil paintings by me and figurative ceramic sculptures by John Kuo on view until April 12th. More info at thomasvandyke.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here’s a few installment photos from “City of Dreams” a two person exhibition at Thomas VanDyke Gallery, 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NY. The show includes urban plein air oil paintings by me and figurative ceramic sculptures by John Kuo on view until April 12th. More info at thomasvandyke.com
Please join me on Saturday March 15th, for the opening reception of City of Dreams, a two person exhibition at Thomas VanDyke Gallery from 6-8PM. Gallery located at 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NY on view till April 12th. Show features urban plein air oils by me & ceramic figurative sculpture by John Kuo.
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Please join me on Saturday March 15th, for the opening reception of City of Dreams, a two person exhibition at Thomas VanDyke Gallery from 6-8PM. Gallery located at 434 39th St, Brooklyn, NY on view till April 12th. Show features urban plein air oils by me & ceramic figurative sculpture by John Kuo.
You’re invited to City of Dreams, a two person exhibition at Thomas VanDyck Gallery, 434 39th Street, Brooklyn, NYC! Opening reception Saturday March 15th, 6-8pm. The show includes urban plein air oil paintings by Valeri Larko & figurative ceramic sculptures by John Kuo, on view till April 12th.
March 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You’re invited to City of Dreams, a two person exhibition at Thomas VanDyck Gallery, 434 39th Street, Brooklyn, NYC! Opening reception Saturday March 15th, 6-8pm. The show includes urban plein air oil paintings by Valeri Larko & figurative ceramic sculptures by John Kuo, on view till April 12th.
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March 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Happy International Women’s Day! Go out and buy art from a woman artist today! And everyday 💖💖💖💖
Here’s a new oil painting on aluminum panel. Recently I’ve been experimenting with oil on aluminum and leaving since the metal showing through the paint to make the scene look more luminous. This is the substation at the abandoned Glenwood power plant, oil, 12” x 9”, 2025. #urbanpleinair
February 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Here’s a new oil painting on aluminum panel. Recently I’ve been experimenting with oil on aluminum and leaving since the metal showing through the paint to make the scene look more luminous. This is the substation at the abandoned Glenwood power plant, oil, 12” x 9”, 2025. #urbanpleinair
A bridge too far?! This painting of the University Heights Bridge almost killed me! I was cutting back the weeds and tripped, I came within inches of falling into the Harlem River! Luckily a cement ledge broke my fall. This oil painting is currently on view at 215 W 125 St, Harlem in a group show.
February 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A bridge too far?! This painting of the University Heights Bridge almost killed me! I was cutting back the weeds and tripped, I came within inches of falling into the Harlem River! Luckily a cement ledge broke my fall. This oil painting is currently on view at 215 W 125 St, Harlem in a group show.
My painting “Elevated Train, Boston Post Road, Bronx” oil/linen, 34” x 60” painted on site in 2023, is currently on view in the lobby at CRG Realty, 215 W 125th St, Harlem, NYC. I have 3 large oil paintings in this cityscape exhibition on view till August 2025, curated by Suzanne Randolph Gallery.
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My painting “Elevated Train, Boston Post Road, Bronx” oil/linen, 34” x 60” painted on site in 2023, is currently on view in the lobby at CRG Realty, 215 W 125th St, Harlem, NYC. I have 3 large oil paintings in this cityscape exhibition on view till August 2025, curated by Suzanne Randolph Gallery.
8” x 10” oil on aluminum panel of the rotary room, at the abandoned Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers, NY. I’ve let the aluminum shine through the oil paint, which gives it an extra bit of light that I can’t get with paint alone. This oil is one of over 20 paintings in this series of the power plant.
February 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
8” x 10” oil on aluminum panel of the rotary room, at the abandoned Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers, NY. I’ve let the aluminum shine through the oil paint, which gives it an extra bit of light that I can’t get with paint alone. This oil is one of over 20 paintings in this series of the power plant.
An oil on a 6” x 9” aluminum panel from my series of paintings of the abandoned Glenwood Power Plant, Yonkers, NY. This is the interior of the rotary room. The floor was wet from a recent storm, so I left part of the aluminum showing through the paint to give it that shiny feel of water on cement.
February 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
An oil on a 6” x 9” aluminum panel from my series of paintings of the abandoned Glenwood Power Plant, Yonkers, NY. This is the interior of the rotary room. The floor was wet from a recent storm, so I left part of the aluminum showing through the paint to give it that shiny feel of water on cement.
An 20” x 16” oil painted on location inside the Rotary Building at the abandoned Glenwood power plant, Yonkers, NY. I had the good fortune to have access to this architectural gem for over a year. The series consists of 20 plus paintings. Built in 1906 & abandoned in 1963, it’s locked up now!
February 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
An 20” x 16” oil painted on location inside the Rotary Building at the abandoned Glenwood power plant, Yonkers, NY. I had the good fortune to have access to this architectural gem for over a year. The series consists of 20 plus paintings. Built in 1906 & abandoned in 1963, it’s locked up now!
My last oil painting at the Glenwood power plant, Yonkers, NY. Rotary Building, oil/canvas, 30” x 40” painted on location autumn 2024. I added the cat Buffy, aka Buff Monster from a photo back in my studio. Buffy came by everyday to get fed. I got him fixed & I found a local to fed him. He’s happy!
February 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My last oil painting at the Glenwood power plant, Yonkers, NY. Rotary Building, oil/canvas, 30” x 40” painted on location autumn 2024. I added the cat Buffy, aka Buff Monster from a photo back in my studio. Buffy came by everyday to get fed. I got him fixed & I found a local to fed him. He’s happy!
Glenwood power plant, Boiler Room, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in Yonkers, NY 2024. Part of my Glenwood Power Plant series. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936 & abandoned in 1963. It’s an architectural gem and a creative Mecca to many artists, including moi.
February 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Glenwood power plant, Boiler Room, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in Yonkers, NY 2024. Part of my Glenwood Power Plant series. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936 & abandoned in 1963. It’s an architectural gem and a creative Mecca to many artists, including moi.
Glenwood Power Plant, Turbine Building, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location, Yonkers, NY in 2024. Part of a larger series of urban plein air paintings of this abandoned power plant that was built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963. They don’t build them like this anymore!
January 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Glenwood Power Plant, Turbine Building, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location, Yonkers, NY in 2024. Part of a larger series of urban plein air paintings of this abandoned power plant that was built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963. They don’t build them like this anymore!
Glenwood Power Plant, Gates of Hell, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in Yonkers, NY autumn 2023. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963, nick named the Gates of Hell in the late 1990s due to reported gang activity, that was never proven. 😂 It’s an architectural gem!
January 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Glenwood Power Plant, Gates of Hell, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in Yonkers, NY autumn 2023. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963, nick named the Gates of Hell in the late 1990s due to reported gang activity, that was never proven. 😂 It’s an architectural gem!
Glenwood Power Plant, Turbine Room II, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location Autumn 2023, Yonkers, NY. Part of my abandoned power plant series. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963 & still standing! It’s an architectural wonder!
January 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Glenwood Power Plant, Turbine Room II, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location Autumn 2023, Yonkers, NY. Part of my abandoned power plant series. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963 & still standing! It’s an architectural wonder!
Here’s the very first oil that I painted on location in September 2023 at the abandoned Glenwood power plant, Yonkers. I’m standing in the turbine room of this coal fired plant, built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936 & abandoned in 1963. Turbine Room, 20” x 16”, oil/linen, part of a series of oils.
January 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here’s the very first oil that I painted on location in September 2023 at the abandoned Glenwood power plant, Yonkers. I’m standing in the turbine room of this coal fired plant, built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936 & abandoned in 1963. Turbine Room, 20” x 16”, oil/linen, part of a series of oils.
Glenwood Power Plant, Lift, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in the boiler room of this abandoned power plant in Yonkers, NY. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963. The architecture is amazing & the site has become a creative Mecca for many artists, including me!
January 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Glenwood Power Plant, Lift, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in the boiler room of this abandoned power plant in Yonkers, NY. Built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963. The architecture is amazing & the site has become a creative Mecca for many artists, including me!
From my abandoned power plant series painted on location in Yonkers, NY. “Glenwood Power Plant, Substation”, oil/linen. 20” x 16”, 2024. Built in 1906, this coal burning plant was decommissioned in 1936, and abandoned in 1963. It’s been a creative Mecca for decades for artists of all types.
January 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
From my abandoned power plant series painted on location in Yonkers, NY. “Glenwood Power Plant, Substation”, oil/linen. 20” x 16”, 2024. Built in 1906, this coal burning plant was decommissioned in 1936, and abandoned in 1963. It’s been a creative Mecca for decades for artists of all types.
From 2024: Glenwood Power Plant, Rotary Building, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in Yonkers, NY. Part of my Glenwood Power Plant series. I painted of 20 oils of this historic site, built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963 & still standing!
January 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
From 2024: Glenwood Power Plant, Rotary Building, oil/linen, 20” x 16”, painted on location in Yonkers, NY. Part of my Glenwood Power Plant series. I painted of 20 oils of this historic site, built in 1906, decommissioned in 1936, abandoned in 1963 & still standing!