Has to be Scene Painting

For me this painting brings up feelings of traveling to Assisi, Italy. There is a particular sense of magic, history and possibility in that place. I am influenced by both realistic and abstract landscape painters who use strong light/dark contrasts. I work abstractly because this approach seems to be particularly suited to inviting viewers to put themselves into the picture, to tell their own story. Cold wax medium allows for the build but of layers, the inclusion of interesting textures, and reductive techniques that allow under layers to be revealed. The central image continues around the edge (side) of the painting which adds dimensionality. No framing is necessary