+++++ What Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++
"Artists seek to present a distinctive vision of the world. Which means that
there are favorite themes, color harmonies, subjects that repeat themselves
in our work. In Boston Celebration, I make a virtue of necessity by
returning to a favorite subject at a different time of day and year. My
first painting of historic Boston Commons on a damp fall day nearly fifteen
years ago, was a great success. Now, when the birthplace of liberty is
celebrating the dizzying triumph of a curse-breaking World Series followed
by a second consecutive Super Bowl championship, it seemed the ideal time
for a fresh look at this favorite historic destination. With this painting,
we stroll the Commons at a very special moment in time – a chilly winter’s
evening in the weeks following the 2005 Super Bowl triumph. Flags
celebrating both the champion Red Sox, as well as the victorious Patriots
festoon the square. Blazing lights seem to herald the celebration; the
glowing façade of Park Street Church looms like a victory torch while a
chestnut vendor adds to the festive air. Does the couple walking under the
church spire conjure memories of John and Jackie Kennedy? I’ll leave that
to you."
~~Thomas Kinkade
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