Taco Truck

Oil on canvas, 12″ x 9″, 2025

This painting depicts a couple outside a taco truck, inspired by a September evening on East 2nd Street in the East Village. I was drawn to their interaction, the way the trees are lit up by the night lights, and the long shadow cast by the figure on the left.

The orange and black umbrellas create a focal point. Blues repeat through the composition, appearing in the night sky, row of bikes, jeans, truck, and dumpster, while reds provide contrast in the bike reflectors, truck lettering, sidewalk reflections, the woman’s blouse, and the distant traffic light.

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