After Snowfall, I Danced in Bliss Park

Nicole's Story Behind The Painting:

Shortly after a snowstorm in New York at the end of 2020, I went to a sprawling park in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

A fresh layer of snow had blanketed the undulating hills, covering the blades of grass that had been dulling over the course of December. As the sunset progressed and then the sky became dark, the light of the lamps stationed throughout Owl's Head Park reflected on the snow. The landscape of the park became imbued with gold.

I was careful not to slip on any ice, but I felt the urge to dance. I had been wearing a raspberry-colored, puffy coat. When I made this painting later on, back in my studio, the experience of dancing in the park after snowfall poured out of me. Once I finished the painting, I realized something. I had painted the park from a different perspective: from above.