Thursday, February 19, 2009

IF - Celebrate

Here is my submission for Illustration Friday. It was a painting I had done last year. The Citgo sign is a famous landmark in Boston. It's high up over a block of buildings in Kenmore square and can be seen from Fenway Park. I have happy memories of seeing the sign lit at night while driving home from Boston. I was a little girl in the car with my family. I was a teenager coming home from a night out with friends. I was a college student writing papers on works in the Museum of Fine Arts. I was in my 20's having dinner with a special person. (Umm...no we didn't look like that. It's very idealized!)

Whenever I go to Boston now, I'm still excited seeing the sign lit up at night. I love that sign!

5 comments:

Lifer said...

very moody... nice. i love it

Nancy Grönholm said...

Yes, nice mood indeed! Dramatic yet soft. And a lovely story to go with it. :)

Nathanael Lark said...

Beautiful!
I really enjoyed reading this blog because it added so much to the image. Great job!

P.S. Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment. I appreciate that!

Tara's Art Camp said...

wonderful!

Jim said...

This is a great painting...captured my imagination.