For Tracy Michele, who always sees them first.
"I wish you to consider that I have been speaking of what I wished to accomplish in these pictures, rather than what I have done; for I may have failed in these efforts. I should, nevertheless, be much gratified if you could see them ...."
- Thomas Cole, letter dated May 1828

Sunday, June 3, 2012

nocturne


[Nocturne. watercolor on Whatman's paper. 6.25 x 8.5". 2012. © Bullock Online 2012]

Nocturne: : a work of art dealing with evening or night. From the French nocturnal and the Latin nocturnus. - Merriam-Webster Dictionary

This watercolor painting is based on a brief watercolor study I did back in 1999 in Central Park. I remember it is a view facing east and at the very southern end of the park. I made a few adjustments to the composition in order to emphasize the sense of moonlight. I've been reading again the fairy tales of the Grimm's Brothers and of Charles Perrault, and I think these had an influence on this painting.
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