City in Passing
For those who notice the in-between—the moments most people miss.
These paintings explore the rhythm of the city—reflections on wet pavement, passing figures, and moments that exist only for a second before disappearing.
They are less about the place itself, and more about the feeling of being there—fleeting, reflective, and alive.
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A path drawn through structure and light—where the city extends forward in motion.
This painting moves along the lakefront at sunset, where the Hoan Bridge stretches across the sky and the path leads toward the horizon.
Light reflects across the water and along the shoreline, while the structure above holds the scene in place. What remains is a sense of distance and calm, where the landscape feels open and the day settles into its final light.
Details
Size: 30” H x 20” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective tube from Wisconsin
This painting ships rolled in a protective tube due to its size. It can be easily flattened for framing upon arrival.
Part of the City in Passing collection.
Movement overlaps and continues—where the city unfolds in layers of rhythm and sound.
This painting moves through a city street beneath the elevated train, where light and motion settle into a shared rhythm.
The structure above holds the space together while figures and vehicles pass without interruption, creating a sense of quiet continuity within the scene.
Details
Size: 24” H x 18” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective tube from Wisconsin
This painting ships rolled in a protective tube due to its size. It can be easily flattened for framing upon arrival.
Part of the City in Passing collection.
A brief crossing of paths—where movement gathers, overlaps, and continues on.
This painting moves through a quiet street corner where figures pass by a café and surrounding structures.
The scene forms in layers—movement across the street, presence along the sidewalk, and moments that briefly align before dispersing again. Nothing remains fixed, yet everything holds together within the rhythm of the crossing.
Details
Size: 10” H x 8” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective sleeve from Wisconsin
Part of the City in Passing collection.
A quiet stillness within the city—where form emerges slowly through light and shadow.
This painting moves through a city street where buildings and elevated structures fade into one another, held together by shadow and atmosphere.
Rather than defining the scene, light softens each form, allowing the street, cars, and architecture to emerge gradually within a quiet, layered space.
Details
Size: 12” H x 9” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective sleeve from Wisconsin
Part of the City in Passing collection.
A shifting reflection of the city—where form bends, gathers, and disappears into itself.
This painting moves through a reflective surface that draws the surrounding city inward, merging structure, light, and movement into a single, continuous form.
Nothing remains fixed. Shapes stretch and dissolve, and the boundaries between space, people, and architecture begin to blur. What emerges is not the object itself, but the way the city is held and transformed within it.
Details
Size: 18” H x 12” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective sleeve from Wisconsin
Part of the City in Passing collection.
A line held in tension—where connection and separation exist at once.
This painting centers on the presence of the bridge as it moves through the city, connecting spaces while remaining separate within its structure.
The surrounding buildings and soft landscape hold the scene in balance, where the weight of steel and the openness of sky exist together in quiet contrast.
Details
Size: 12” H x 9” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective sleeve from Wisconsin
Part of the City in Passing collection.
Movement compresses and unfolds—where the city gathers and continues forward.
This painting moves through a city street in the rain, where buildings fade into the distance and reflections stretch across the pavement.
Figures and vehicles pass through the scene without urgency, held together by light and atmosphere. What remains is a sense of quiet continuity, where the city feels both present and softened by the weather.
Details
Size: 18” H x 12” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective sleeve from Wisconsin
Part of the City in Passing collection.
A steady rhythm of movement and light—where the city gathers and begins again.
This painting moves through a city at the start of the day, where figures, vehicles, and light fall into a shared rhythm.
Shadows stretch across the street as the scene holds in motion, with no single element standing apart from the whole. What remains is a sense of repetition and quiet continuity, where each day begins in the same light and direction.
Details
Size: 24” H x 8” W
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Original painting
Signed by the artist
Ships unframed in a protective tube from Wisconsin
This painting ships rolled in a protective tube due to its size. It can be easily flattened for framing upon arrival.
Part of the City in Passing collection.