"H Street"

8 x 8"

oil on panel

sold

Last visit to Washington DC, after drooling over the art in the National Portrait Gallery, we took a walk around the neighborhood and I stopped in my tracks across from this old, painted-brick building on H Street.  The wall was a perfect backdrop for seeing figures clearly.  Love it. This gentleman was standing in front of that old building on H Street.

It also was a good lesson in how to paint a brick wall.  I usually avoid it.  This time I tried a hint at it, with thick paint behind him, put on with a palette knife and carved in loose grooves.  It's cool in person.  And a good solution I think