The reference photo for this piece was taken somewhere back around 2010 on my first trip to Manhattan. It was cold, maybe January. Rainy / snowy but I didn't care. I was just in awe of the city. Snapping away pictures of everything thinking that I was getting these glorious reference photos on my digital camera (long before cell phones took a decent picture). When I got home, the photos were good for memories but I hated them as a subject to paint. It took me over 10 years to go back and tackle this complicated scene and I'm so happy I did! The challenge to simplify so much that was going on but to capture the movement along with making a grey day feel alive. So much fun!
- Subject Matter: Cityscape
- Inventory Number: 757
- Collections: Cityscapes
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