I did the little 9 x 12 inch study, top, as a demo for my class at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. It worked well enough for me to enlarge the image to a 36 x 48 canvas. The idea for the painting is how some of the neighborhood row houses get demolished and leave a vacant lot. The empty space reminds me of a missing tooth. The houses were designed and built as joined units and you can see there are no windows on the side. This painting isn't finished yet but it shows how the study can be used as a source for a larger, more finished painting.
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I had a similar connection to a house on Peffer Street in Harrisburg. This house I painted was also a red rowhouse. Its "neighbors" had been demolished on the one end and on the other side was on an alley. It stood alone, tall, its bright red color against a bright blue sky. To me it looked like the last bastiion of a failed neighborhood. Anyway, I was inspired to paint it.
I always enjoy your work. Love the colors in this one.
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