Juried into the Hudson Valley Art Association's 79th Annual Exhibition for 2010 and the Salmagundi Club's 33rd Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition 2010, this painting is a study in detail of superimposed objects. In one way, it is a trompe l'oeils, because your eye is fooled to perceive what is inside the restaurant and what is reflected outside. The other exciting aspect of this painting is the window frame. It's the most essential part because the foreground surface detail of peeling paint, nicks and dents creates a clear depth-of-field between the interior and exterior.
