Philly Alley Pink And lifts her leafy arms

And lifts her leafy arms to pray

and see the natural world stripped down to its barest essentials

And as I rehabilitated a couple of misbehaving feet this year

>> This painting is the initial study for Autumn Cove

I would have looked at you with a great deal of skepticism

Philly Alley Pink And lifts her leafy armsThis alley way off of Locust Street near Rittenhouse Square Park in Philadelphia always catches my eye whenever I visit the city. I cant explain the reason why I just like the configuration of the building shapes and the way that looking down the alley frames them. Ive wanted to paint this subject for many years and I finally caught this opportunity during a beautiful summer afternoon. The delightful cottonball clouds made this subject come to life