night city

NIGHT CITY, 30X40

What is it about cities at nighttime that turn magic? It’s like they put on a costume—lipstick, sequins, heels, a tux. What was boring and mundane in the harsh noon sun now suddenly has flash and pizazz. There’s LIGHT and electricity and a buzz in the air. Things are happening. Work is over, it’s time for FUN. Tall buildings turn into abstract art, all those windows creating a harmony of energy, reflecting off each other, emitting different glows. The evening dusk blankets all those details that aren’t important and the spotlight shines on the place you are, the wonder of whatever moment you’re in and people you’re with. Like the theater of life has quieted down all the other stories (construction, people yelling, chaos) and now the stage is set for the ambiance of the moment. The romance of that deep, inky blue night sky filled with stars and the reflected orange-yellow light in the pavement. The quiet walks, deep in thought, letting your day wash over you, savoring the last bits of gratitude for a life full of wonder and joy. The conversations as you take the train home, the things you learn and listen to that would be lost in the noise of the day. Empty city sidewalks made for walking two by two. Laughs spilling out from cafes as you feel humanity collectively exhale their stress away. The steady, constant rush of the river and the way it gives back every light of the city and the stars as a gift for those who stop to revel in it. Dark, sacred night. One of my favorite ways to see a city. #snapshotsshow All paintings available through @alpineartframe