.............................. "Red Hook - Fairway Market"..................................14"x20" Oil on linen. 2009
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Red Hook has been an industrial area for over 200 years, full of warehouses, old factories and landmarks. But then, unfortunately, things started to change. In the early 1900s, the area was overrun by organized crime. It developed a reputation for being a "tough neighborhood." Lately, There's so much growth and change going on in Red Hook - IKEA, the upscale Fairway Market, art gallery ,waterfront landmarks attract many people during the day.
But at night, like Cinderella after the ball, it turns into the gritty neighborhood it once been. That was how I got inspiration for this painting.
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