Study, The Morning Commute Purple Painted on location in my

Painted on location in my “outdoor office” of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near my home in Knoxville

I liked the quiet colorfulness within this moment

That tiny wedge of sunlight in the lower right corner of the composition jump started the entire idea for this painting

" Including spending many hours on the road

Study, The Morning Commute Purple Painted on location in myWhen you're an artist, you can get away with doing semi weird things. Like walking behind people in the city and then choosing them as subjects based upon their silhouette and vibe. I came across this moment during a winter morning in Lower Manhattan. I liked the spare simplicity of shapes and colors combined with the raking sunlight and the woman's profile. There are wonderful stories behind these moments, and we can imagine different possibilities