Rainy Night Blues

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 20x16

A summer thunderstorm drenches the city and isolates the pedestrians under awnings and umbrellas to escape the downpour. Car tires swish through puddles on the wet pavement as the rain beats a steady tattoo on the city streets. The distant rumble of thunder joins the rumble of traffic and bright downtown lights challenge the sporadic flashes of lightning illuminating the dark sky above.

A Rainy Night in Milwaukee

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 12x16

A sudden Spring downpour drenches the city streets as people hurry to find a dry place to escape the cold rain. Traffic slows to a crawl as the driving rain drums on the car roofs and reduces visibility. Gutters become rivers and thunder grumbles and then booms like distant canon fire. It’s a wet April night in Milwaukee!

Chicago Raindrops on Glass

Original Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 16x20

Raindrops splatter against the window as thunder shakes the glass and rumbles across the dark and churning sky. The city looks as if it is underwater …a lost city of Atlantis beneath the waves. Watery lights gleam and flicker distorted by the droplets as they wriggle their way down the wet surface. It seems like a good day to stay snug and dry in your bed.

Tug Boat in Trouble

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 12x16

The sturdy little tugboat struggles through heavy seas heading for a safe harbor as the wind howls and the cold waves flood the decks and threaten to capsize the craft. The immense and violent waves crashing against the tiny ship toss it about and then plunge it again down watery canyons. The dark vastness of the  ocean is terrifying and only the lights of the floundering boat offer any warmth to the scene.

Rainy Day in the City

Origiinal Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 12x16

Another rainy day, but I have always liked thunderstorms and dark overcast days. Perfect weather for taking a nap or curling up with a good book. This reminds me of Milwaukee's Third Ward. I created my greys with mixtures of alizarin crimson and hooker's green for a warm urban haze.rain canvas prints