Yesterday was my last day at work, as I have decided to stay home with my newborn and work on paintings.
This painting, entitling "Office Window," is based on the view out my office window.
Office Window, Oil and mixed media on canvas
I sketched the canvas over my lunch breaks for a week or so, then brought it home to paint and draw over it with pastels. In the studio I would have focus on the experience of being at work and looking out that window, something I usually tried to avoid thinking about while painting. I saw birds out the window, watched the seasons change, and of course kept abreast of all the two-for-one sales at gas station.
I'm so thankful for a workplace that provided this artist with a window for three plus years.