Brooklyn NY

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AS PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME ARE AWARE I PAINT SCENES FROM PLACES OR THINGS THAT ARE DEAR AND FAMILIAR TO ME. MY DAUGHTER MARISSA LIVES IN BROOKLYN AND THIS PAINTING WAS INSPIRED BY A PICTURE MY WIFE TOOK FROM THE ROOFTOP DECK OF HER APARTMENT.

THE PICTURE WAS OF A LIGHTBULB IN WHICH THE CITY OF MANHATTAN WAS SEEN INSIDE THE BULB. AT THE TIME, I REMEMBER THINKING THAT WHILE MANHATTAN IS MORE UPSCALE, BROOKLYN GETS A BETTER VIEW.

I DECIDED TO INCLUDE SOME OF BROOKLYN’S ICONIC FEATURES LIKE ITS NAMESAKE BRIDGE AND ROOFTOPS THAT BROOKLYN RESIDENTS USE FOR PRIVATE SPACE AND TO UNWIND AND PARTY. AND TO ENJOY THE VIEW OF THE WORLDS GREATEST SKYLINES.

YOU MAY NOTICE THAT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE  AND THE WORLD TRADE TOWER ARE ARE REFLECTED INSIDE THE LIGHTBULB.

MIKE McGARRIL IS A SAXOPHONE PLAYER AND MARISSA’S HUSBAND AND HE PLAYS AT MANY VENUES IN THE NEW YORK AREA. HE PRACTICES DAILY AND THAT IS A TOUCH I ADDED TO SET THE MOOD FOR A DRAMATIC SUNSET.

SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME ALSO KNOW THAT I PUT BUILDINGS, NOT NECESSARILY WHERE THEY A ACTUALLY LOCATED BUT WHERE I WOULD LIKE THEM FOR MY COMPOSITION. SOME BUILDINGS I MAY CREATE TO FILL OUT THE COMPOSITION AND ARE NON-EXISTANT IN REALITY. I USE PHOTOS AS REFERENCES BUT I DON’T COPY THEM.

THIS PAINTING ALSO INCLUDES THE CHRYSLER BUILDING AND THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ( NOT IN THEIR ACTUAL LOCATIONS ) ALONG WITH SOME OTHER NEW YORK LANDMARKS TO FILL OUT THE VIEW ACROSS THE EAST RIVER. AND DON’T FORGET FOUR AMERICAN FLAGS JUST IN CASE SOMEONE FORGETS THAT I AM PROUD OF MY COUNTRY.