Bari, Italy 1945

I recently found a black and white photo my father had taken when he was in the army at the end of World War II.  It was a street scene in Bari, Italy.  I was intrigued by it. I wanted to paint it, but it wasn’t very clear and I had no idea what the colors were.  I matched their values and gave it my best guess.  It was done with pure emotion–I just squinted my eyes and let the brush paint away.