The Night Shift

I was in my car driving my girlfriend back from work late November when I spotted these two workin a fruit stand in the rain in NYC. I had to snap a picture during a green light to paint later in the studio. There were cars galore honking and shouting at me as I took up the lane to get this picture. During a pandemic these guys are still out there despite the rain and cold, so I painted this as a sort of tribute to them. I wanted to capture a nostalgic loneliness and the perseverance of those working during these times. I painted the whole image in one go.