While attending a wedding reception in the ballroom of the President Hotel in downtown Kansas City, this was the amazing view out of the many windows! Why didn't I have my paints and why did we park so far away?!! Taking plenty of reference photos, I painted this scene at my leisure a bit later. I blocked in the masses first with acrylics on a dark primed panel. The composition was rather complicated with buildings and streets, and looking down onto the scene created a unique "bird's eye view" perspective. Nocturnes are so much fun to paint - I am really just marking the lights! After the acrylics, I come in with my oils, and finish with a palette knife. The energy of painting downtown is always invigorating, just as a gentle pastoral scene is always peaceful. Painting number 1479 in 1479 days :)
