Detroit

October 4th...Started a painting of Detroit today from a photo that I took when I was 14 years old using a camera that my father bought me as a birthday present;  it was a Canon AE-1. 
 My sister and I went downtown to shoot some landscapes & portraits. This particular photo was taken at Hart Plaza near the (then) new Renaissance Center.

Once I started painting the sky & background, various memories of Detroit, my parents (both deceased) and friends came to mind. I thought of an article recently posted on FB about Detroit having the fewest sunny days and that it had earned the title of "most stressed city".  My painting quickly became an abstract with soft tones of blue, gray and yellow. There were hints of passing storms and sweeping memories breezing by in a flash.

The next canvas will be of the Ren Cen, this one was simply therapy for me-and it felt good!