"Looking Down on Newbury"

Oil on canvas, 2010, 24" x 36" SOLD This piece was started when the restaurant across from my studio was called Bouchee - and they had a mean flourless chocolate cake. In the middle right section of the main building you can see a blue obelisk, that used to be the sign. The space is now Papa Razzi. On the left you can see Tricycle Louie - a Newbury Street Character known for his pedaling and vocal signaling up and down the busy sidewalks. There are three figures seated at the table that were inspired by dramatis personae from "In The Night Cafe" by Vincent Van Gogh. The figure in the middle of the dining area who is slumped over the table in utter defeat - although not altogether an uncommon sight on Newbury Street (unfortunately) - wouldn't last long in an actual outdoor dining establishment before being escorted out. The couple at the table right behind this lamentable gentleman who are obviously feeling rather amorous towards one another also first appeared in all their lustful glory in Van Gogh's unspeakably beautiful masterpiece.