Cafe Margaretta

You might recall a recent painting I did of a bicycle leaning against a wall? Well, a co-worker told me that he imagined the owner of that bike had gone to a cafe just around the corner and this is what I came up with...

Here's the bicycle painting:

After the Rain

This painting was very satisfying to paint - I enjoyed the sense of accomplishment I felt at every stage of the painting: the clouds and the rain failling in the distance, the puddles in the road, the reflections and ruts in the road, the tree and the fence.