From Penn station to Washington N°2 Painting

The Other Art Fair; London March 2023 This painting is part of a series of four paintings shown at the OTHER ART FAIR, LONDON 03-2023 These paintings depict a train journey from New-York city to Washington. I wanted to paint the series like a video: when the scenery goes by in front of your eyes but you don't have time to focus on an image, another one has already taken it's place. I painted the paintings like a video with elements reproduced in the four paintings. The clouds go from one painting to another; the train tracks from painting s 2 and 3 follow the same rule. The tags "5 stars" are reproduced in paintings 1-2 and 3. This painting n°2 depicts one's arrival in a little town in the suburbs of the New-Jersey. These suburbs towns are rather poor, a mix of old buildings, small factories... The atmosphere is quiet, there is nobody on the streets. The town seems empty and abandoned. The style is semi realistic. Some parts are deliberately not painted to convey the idea of void, of a forgotten people. The atmosphere is peaceful, yet represents a little boring suburb. The whole series is a description about what I think is the real USA far from the "golden paved streets". It's an America made of contrasts. The style is figurative but in a post modern impressionism: I want to show an atmosphere not a photograph of the landscape. These paintings are independant but best put together to follow the train journey. (Like a video) Acrylic on stretched linen canvas on wooden frame, protected by a bright acrylic varnish to enhance the colours. ready to hang on a wall.