Block

A classic "hard boiled" scene.

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The man is a reporter or a writer. His office in a rundown dockyard neighborhood that looks out over the harbor with its docks and warehouses. A single ship is coming in. He is alone, but in the corner you can barely make out his coat and hat, hanging on a coatrack, which almost appears to be a person or a ghost. Is it someone he is writing about? Investigating? Pining for? We don’t know because his back is a blank wall.

I combined collage, drawing and painting in this one, trying to capture the effects of moonlight on water, glinting off a glass ashtray. The palm of his hand glows orange as if he is holding a lit match or cigarette. 

Another, smaller version is also available. This one has no collage elements, and the color is slightly softer and nuanced. 

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