Body of Work > URBAN SCENES

Watercolour by Conny Jager New York Train Operator, painting, realism, Calgary Artist
Shift Break
Watercolour
21 x 14
2019

This painting has been in my mind for years. Finally, 7 years after I took the original photo, I captured it. It's almost an iconic moment, with a stereotypical image of a train conductor, and I used the basic colour palette of red, yellow and blue to keep the painting bold. It's a moment before the rush of and crush of passengers arrive, and an oddly quiet time in New York's Grand Central Station.