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This series looks wonderful when framed together in the frame #444SLT, Top Mat: Arctic White, Bottom Mat: Mist. Print on Somerset Velvet paper to get the closest match to the original paintings.
Painting in a series presents a unique set of creative challenges. A chilly March day in Times Square, NY provided the atmosphere and design inspiration for a collection of reference photos. I knew right away that I would want to make several paintings of the constantly shifting scene. The paintings share a Big Idea: the misty quality of city light as it shafts between the buildings can change an ordinary, familiar scene into something remarkable. Other unifying elements are the hourglass shape of the lightest values and the minimal level of detail of the backlit figures. Additionally, the color palette is consistent for all the paintings, and the same technique (masking and pouring layers) was used throughout the series. Each painting has a unique atmosphere, vantage point, and color emphasis. Creating the paintings in the sequential order of the photo references made me mindful of the time passing with the flow of the crowd. The careful observer will see some of the figures repeated as they move from one captured moment to the next.
Another set of photos from my latest trip to NYC is percolating, and I feel more street scenes are waiting to be painted!
