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In the midst of this cold bleak winter, I long for the warmth of summer. Although I realize there is nothing I can do to change the present conditions, this does not mean that I must give in to constant complaining at every weather report that calls for more snow and cold temperatures. I have options. I can choose to focus on how the freshly fallen snow can transform the most mundane urban or rural landscape into a winter wonderland or I can paint the warmth and sunlight that I would like to feel. This new piece is a great example of the second option. A solitary figure, seated at a table, checks his cellphone messages as warm ribbons of light and shadow cascade across his shoulder, the awning, the lamp post and the street in front of the building where he is seated. I thought it interesting that the name of the restaurant completes the story and, hence, provides the appropriate name for this latest work.

Ken Young, a self-taught artist, has been sketching and drawing with pencil and pen and ink from a very young age. Born in Charleston South Carolina his family shortly migrated to Kingston New York then to Hudson in 1963. He progressed in skill when his mother purchased a correspondence course with Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was introduced to oil in high school in 1971 and became fascinated with accurately trying to render the textures, light and shadow found in nature. Since then oil has been his favorite medium. At first his aim was to come as close as possible to accurately rendering the subjects he painted. But now he favors trying to convey how the things he paints make him feel while still holding to a...