Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2002SYR03
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Old Brick Buildings With
poster information
Description
Old brick buildings with
Insides of light and music
Amory Square warmth
I like the architectural detail of old buildings—I live in a house that was built in 1850. And I just like the idea of downtown. The old buildings help create a sense of community, more so than new buildings do.
I go there for Jazz Fest, Blues Fest, and when my brother's playing (Brian Hyland) with his band, West O'Clair, that plays Irish music at Kitty Hoynes. So that's a place I'll frequent.
It's mostly music that draws me down there—and the nice restaurants. And I like the old buildings, and the thought of going into these old buildings, where it's warm and light. That's very appealing to me.
I went down one night, and walked down to Armory Square, with a sketchbook, and was just looking around. One of the things that struck me was that most of the buildings are bars. But there was one small place, which I kind of based the whole image on, which was the Da Vinci's restaurant. It has a nice storefront and an old feel to it.
When I was making up the scene, I was going back to a kind of Rockwell image—a warm, comfortable, friendly gathering of people. It was fun trying to come up with the crowd. And then the play of light against dark. Or the cold versus that one warm area where you see the light pouring from the restaurant. That's the warm spot, the spot that draws you in.