Prospect Park Lake
Oil on linen, 24″ x 36″, 2014
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The setting is Prospect Park Lake, near my home in Brooklyn. I find this a peaceful place to walk in the early evening. The sun is setting, and the sky is full of pinks and blues. A mother is with her son. Two young women are engaged in conversation. A mysterious figure looks on. The scene is framed by two trees. The tree in the foreground, left, extends beyond the picture plane, to the viewer. The fallen tree on the foreground, right, joins the foreground to the middle ground. The trees in the background seem to create animated shapes out of light and shadow.