This winter I joined an artist studio/cooperative in an older downtown neighborhood in DePere, Wi. Our space was once a grocery store and our space still reflects that history with an intricate tin ceiling and large storefront windows. This little painting is part observation and part intuition. I recently spent a bitterly cold and snowy day painting near the windows. The cream city brick and red brick buildings across the road made great patterns against the snow covered ground. Texture and brushwork are the driving forces in this painting. Old buildings have a story to tell. They have a character beyond the new shopping malls and modern storefronts. They wait to be discovered once again.
“On George Street” 6x8 oil
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