Newbury at Night - start 14" x 14" oil on board

I am experimenting with an idea for a nocturne from photo reference of Newbury Street at dusk.  I love the backlit glow of the buildings and people and the exodus of cars from the city onto the Pike.  They hit the ramp across Mass Ave and merge with a stream of taillights migrating west.  Meanwhile, pedestrians meander the streets, moving to a variety of different destinations at different paces.  The painting is about these contrasting energies. I have washed in light, shadow, silhouettes and am pushing around a few of the elements to make sure I convey the movement, which is the focus - in a very small piece of geography there are many stories, most unaware of the others in close proximity.  Night.  I'll keep you "posted".