Charles Street Station in Boston. The people in the foreground stand in the sun. I wanted it to appear that the sun was coming through a square hole defined by the paintings perimeter, as we were looking down into a box containing people, which is what the subway is, after all.
PROJECT: ”North Station Tourists” VitalSource, 200 Portland Street, Boston
Visual reference was collected from what can actually be seen from the conference room. A variety tourists, traveling in open-topped buses along the adjacent Causeway Street.
Salem MBTA station, just after a lengthy renovation. Traveling on that train was a trip into the 19th century. Non-raised platforms, too many conductors, no automation of any kind, manual ticket collectiing and purchasing, no turnstyles, non-electric diesel trains, chad-making ticket punches, no roof, no sound-proofing, unimaginative seating layouts. The only thing that wasn't 19th century was the punctuality, which was awful.