Rail Crossing in the Rain

Click to Bid, 15 by 18 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

My fascination with railroad images continues with my latest piece. I wanted the look of  a rainy day and  had considered actually painting falling raindrops. After looking at the painting for a while I thought that the image already suggests falling rain. I then decided that it was unnecessary to actually paint the raindrops.
 

Building America

Click to Bid,   16 by 20 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
The Union Pacific rail line was just a few hundred yards from my childhood home as I was growing up.  The loud noise of the trains braking and blowing their whistles eventually became background sounds that suggested a certain calm.  This everyday scene of a railroad crossing suggests a subliminal message.