Sol Hartman

My new works are cityscapes with long shadows and reflections. I am particularly interested in how shadows and reflections affect the objects around them and how the light source affects the shadows and reflections. Reflections are more than the  
mirror of an object. They give life, movement and emotion to an otherwise dead structure.

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Similarly, shadows, to many, are silent, but they speak to me. Shadows and reflections are an essential part of the landscape that see. Although they are not solid, they define solid objects by giving them volume and weight and create relationships between objects. They make the buildings that I paint more vibrant and warm. The light source also affects shadows and reflections. Light values caused by the sun are warm colors but their shadows are very cool. The buildings engulfed in shadows and reflected in glass give them a mystery and strength. They ask the viewer to look harder and to supply the parts that cannot be seen.