"Walking Under the Green Canopy in the Prado - North End" (24"X18" Oil on Canvas, $750)
This is one of my paintings of the Paul Revere Park (also known as 'The Prado'), showing the statue for which it's named. The cool slate sections are nicely set off by the brick walkways and lend a sense of depth and scale to the painting. The dappled sunlight falling on the statue and the pink marble pedestal worked out pretty well and have drawn more than a few nice comments from various viewers of this composition.
One of the subjects here is the young man walking by the statue, essentially ignoring it while talking on the phone. It's easy to take history for granted when you're surrounded by so many reminders in the form of statues, buildings, memorial parks and other landmarks. It's also easy to be hypnotized by the natural and man-made beauty all around Boston, and particularly the North End, to the point that the historic significance rather pales in comparison. I can imagine the tourists and residents sitting and walking in the distance are getting the most out of both.
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