I used to hate it when it rained. I thought it ruined everything. Later on in my life I started noticing that wet roads were like mirrors and there were beautiful colors in the scene. I wanted to do a painting of people on a rainy day in the summer. You’ll notice their reflections are upside-down below them and are slightly distorted. This give the illusion of being wet. Another important thing to me is I don’t try to do a detailed portrayal of the people. We really don’t see that in real life. I work on shapes and values. Look at the lady with the umbrella on the right. Her face is just two colors, but your mind makes you think it’s okay.
Comments on Summer Rain
This is beautiful. It is such a complicated painting, but so beautiful. The colors in the reflections make it. The eye of an artist sees beauty in places other people sometimes do not notice.
The reflections are incredible, Tom! Every time I look at this, I see more. I’m glad you explained that the people are not in detail, because my mind sure did put it all in there. Fascinating! I love this painting!!
Tom I love the detail in this painting. This is one of your very best!