In the winter darkness the artificial lights of the shops really comes out.
One of the things that draw me to this scene was the contrast between the old architechture with its green copper-roofs and soft pastel colours and then the busy comicbook shop on the corner and the many lit-up signs.
Painted December 2020. As I painted this I had to occasionally get out of the way of builders and their machines, as I was right in front of their entry way to the building, and often blocking their passage. They took it nicely though..
In the winter darkness the artificial lights of the shops really comes out.
One of the things that draw me to this scene was the contrast between the old architechture with its green copper-roofs and soft pastel colours and then the busy comicbook shop on the corner and the many lit-up signs.
Painted December 2020. As I painted this I had to occasionally get out of the way of builders and their machines, as I was right in front of their entry way to the building, and often blocking their passage. They took it nicely though..