Daybreak Over Sutherland Cars I discovered Tokimonsta after hearing

I discovered Tokimonsta after hearing her interviewed on NPR

This moment in the Great Smoky Mountains caught my eye because of the distant highlight on the surface of the water

This was near Kingston Pike and Papermill Drive

really hard

My hometown of Knoxville

Daybreak Over Sutherland Cars I discovered Tokimonsta after hearingThe first morning light over Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee inspired this painting. I don't consciously see a service station in this moment. In fact, almost every city subject that I paint is less about the actual "objects" in the composition and more about the placement of shapes and colors. In this instance, I loved the wide stretch of the moment and the play of reds and greens throughout the subject. Oh, and if I have an excuse to