Birds. By Mohamed Sharkawy. Vernon Blvd.

This series of paintings by Mohamed Sharkawy did not do much for me at first, but after some minutes of consideration I liked this a lot. This is on Vernon Boulevard under the Ed Koch/Queensboro Bridge, where the Queensbridge Houses start — or end, depending on your perspective. According to ARTTALKS.COM Mohamed Sharkawy was born in Upper Egypt and presently lives in Bahrain. I had assumed this was the work of a New Yorker but it’s all good.