This is a recently completed 24" x 30" oil painting that represents a slightly different approach for me. In the past whenever I have dealt with architectural subjects, I would have taken the time to do a fairly tight pencil drawing on the canvas before I applied any paint. This would ensure straight lines and technically accurate perspective. With this piece, I jumped right in with the paint and no under-drawing. I was inspired by a few Edward Hopper paintings that I saw last summer at MOMA in NYC. They were part of the permanent collection and I was amazed at his simplified approach. They suggested architectural detail without a lot of rendering.
