Lafayette Bridge from Dayton's Bluff in Saint Paul

Original painting by Jeanne Ross

This is a nocturne painting of the St. Paul, Minnesota skyline from Indian Mounds Park. This has been one of my favorite views for a long time, and apparently I am not alone. When I was out painting a passerby told me it is the most photographed place in St. Paul.

For me it goes back to the '70s when my dad took pictures at a City of Saint Paul event called The Spectacle of Lights. All of the businesses in downtown would turn on their lights and photographers would  take pictures.

Oil painting on stretched cotton canvas

Painted outdoors

October 4, 2016

24" x 36"