View on Madra, 12/10, Oil on canvas 18 x 18 inches
White House on top of Madra, 12/10, Oil on panel 11 x 14 inches
I jog and walk up this steep hill near where I live almost every other day. I am continually struck by the light, views and the pictorial structural possibilities of the architecture contrasted with foliage in this upscale Del Cerro neighborhood. I was initially shy about painting on this street as it is so close to where I live and that it didn’t offer much shelter from fast moving cars or shade (I had a few people come out to tell me to watch out for speeders as a person just walking on the sidewalk was struck and killed a few years back by someone driving down the hill too fast and lost control…) I’ve seen a number of other paintings I want to do along this road in the near future.
Do you have any photos or original you painted of the victorian house at 22 Rockview street in Jamaica Plain? THANKS hope this finds you well