There were a lot of nice scenes in this large park called Glasgow Green, including a picturesque cultural museum and botanical garden. Maybe I was saturated with pretty scenery because what caught my eye was this industrial park across the Clyde River which could be viewed from one of the park benches in the Glasgow Green. On the roof of the building there was a work crew (not shown in the painting!) and I got the feeling that they were staring at me, perhaps wondering why somebody was making a painting of their factory. It took some time to complete this one, and midway through painting this it looked like a total disaster because all the paint was running together. Things started to dry and I got the defining lines onto the equipment on the roof, and the features on that glowing smoke and the reflections on the river, then everything came together. I love the little car in the parking lot, it really gives a sense of perspective and makes the scene come alive. For once there was no rain interrupting me, the weather held up and it was just quite cold and windy but I am used to that!
10 x 7" hot press (block), Sept. 2018
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