Empire State Building Painting

For me,  a puddle is the most humble and fleeting of bodies of water. By looking downward we see that which is reflected upwards. We also see a surface which distorts and twists what is reflected. Finally, there is the flotsam and debris that one finds in city puddles as well as the rich array of plants growing in the fountains, reflecting ponds, and along city streets. In their upside-down, reflected views of the city, my paintings can also destabilize or puzzle the viewer as I pick and choose what to include or leave out.  I ask viewers to  momentarily reorient their relationship to the urban environment as they piece it back together, to see it with fresh eyes. By painting places reflected in puddles, I hope to have recorded a fleeting moment condensed into a timeless image.