Walnut Street Twilight Beige >> This painting is the

>> This painting is the initial study for Autumn Cove

Everything becomes more engaging when it casts a shadow or forms a cool silhouette

I have to admit

I enjoy visiting the park during summer evenings because there are some wonderful vantage points to enjoy sunsets like this

and old architecture along 9th Avenue

Walnut Street Twilight Beige >> This painting is theA mild afternoon gives way to early evening looking east along Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia. The whole catalyst for this painting was the subtle gradation of pinks, purples, and blues in the sky behind the tall buildings, punctuated by manmade lights below. I love it when Mother Nature and mankind harmonize.