"Walking up Salem Near Charter - North End" (24"X18", Oil on Canvas, $750)
This painting is a similar view to a previous post: "Salem Street Summer Evening", but with a much wider field of focus. This shows what's actually on the shaded street below. The parked cars competing for space with the single lane of traffic on the narrow street reflect the cramped sunlit buildings above in their hoods and roofs. The solitary Italian(?) lady coming towards the viewer while the young hipster recedes into the distance, leading the viewer deeper into the painting. Dominating the scene (as usual) is the steeple of the ONC with it's blown-out details on the lit side and its purple/blue shadows on the other.
Doing paintings like this are a real joy, with their stark contrast of light and shadow. I've always liked it when paintings have distinct lit elements emerging from indistinct, massed shadows. I've gotten many comments from people expressing the same thing about this painting, but searching for the right words, which I find really gratifying. The fact that it makes first-time viewers respond that way means to me that I've succeeded with this one.
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