Back Bay Rose Garden

Back Bay Rose Garden

This painting is the third of a series of small works of Boston's Back Bay.  The Back Bay is known for its rows of 19th Century Victorian brownstones.  Boston's Back Bay was literally a bay at high tide, and marshy tidal flats at low tide.  That is until the "make land" project was executed in the early 1800's.  Train cars loaded with "fill" travelled into the area west of the Boston Common and eventually was transformed into viable residential land.  Today, the affluent neighborhood and upscale shopping district draws thousands of tourists throughout the year.  There are lots of tiny front gardens carefully sculpted and manicured to match the fancy residences beyond.

In this scene, the herringbone pattern on the brick sidewalk points into the cityscape.   This corner rose garden was catching bright light while the right side of the tree lined street beyond the roses was a nice contrast of deep shadow.