One of the major things that keeps us on road and going is gas. Normally I wouldn't consider painting a picture of a gas station all that inspiring until I saw this one at sunset. The muted colours and the artificial lighting reminded me of Edward Hopper's "Night Hawks". The glowing, almost fluorescent sky was a challenge to paint. Underneath this sky are about 15 'other' skies that didn't measure up to what I wanted and were painted over - again and again. I almost gave up on it, but I am glad I didn't.
Petro-Canada stations are a familiar site across the country so it just seemed fitting that the gas station I painted can be found anywhere along the route.
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Carol Loeb
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