River in Berlin

I don’t remember entire vacations, what I ate, what I saw, or what I might have felt. However, I took a picture of this place on the River Spree in Berlin while we were having lunch, so that I would not forget. It was unlike anyplace that I had ever been. As the memory started to fade I decided to paint it…..to hold on to a special moment shared with family and friends. As the memory receded it became in my mind more pastel than photo-realistic, more abstract, more vaporous than solid. This was the result.