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Hoan Bridge

 

I have tried to paint this bridge several times in the past but was never satisfied with my results until now. My motivation and inspiration has been to capture the silhouette of the bridge against the sky and convey the industrial starkness of the manmade structure against a moody background just as night begins to fall. I think the smokestack adds some drama to the piece. I read recently that most of the people who jump to their deaths in Milwaukee County do so from the Hoan Bridge, according to the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office. A somber painting now seems somehow appropriate.