Artist Commentary
"Austin at Night"
a grand evening image of the austin skyline
my wife and i had been at the huge gathering celebrating one of lance armstrong's tour de france early victories, and had gone behind the stage set up by then town lake (now lady bird lake) and decided to stroll along the path by the shore
lots of other people were doing the same
it felt we were back stage, as we were literally behind the giant temporary stage, and in relative darkness with all the lighting on the other side of the night's action
cool night october air was a grand relief from the usual hot austin weather that lingers well into october and sometimes november
people in canoes and small boats were anchored near by on the river, or slipping slowly past in no hurry to leave the night
the image in the painting is very much what it looked like that night - i believe the texture and deep tones help capture the restful upbeat feeling everyone seemed to enjoy
the skyline has changed quite a bit, many new original design buildings have since been raised, but much else is the same
lady bird lake, even with its name change, the path along the shore, the cool evenings after the warm or hot days, and people enjoying the chance to be in so much nature, in the midst of so much urbanness, is all, still, very much there
related paintings: series of austin images
adan - october 4, 2008
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