I lived in New York City for nearly 10 years, first working as an art director on the now-defunct Ladies Home Journal, and then as a freelance illustrator. I adored the freelance life! Especially wandering the streets while everyone else was working. Footlight Records was a wonderful place in Greenwich Village, a record shop specializing in vintage vinyl — broadway shows, classic jazz, vocals. Nearby I could buy a slice of white pizza. Around the corner, the Strand Book Store.
Footlight Records, Greenwich Village NYC c 1990s. 11x17 Gouache on wood panel.
And here is the sketchbook painting I did for this, a mini-version of the larger painting.
