Biff The Cyberpunk

“Dorchester At Dawn” is a painting by http://instagram.com/syntheticghostpunk

for a Cape Coddian - traversing by this industrial complex slash contemporary art installation always signified "Welcome to the Big City" - to me it's like the gateway beacon to Boston 

the piece depicts the mural on the gas tank by Corina Kent who’s work also includes the 1985 United States Postal Service stamp Love

My friend Sarah asked me if I painted this from a photograph or from memory - I answered her onf acebook accordingly;

I do not recommend photographing while driving - but honestly Sarah - I have been obsessing over this scene for decades now - I would get in the right most lane and blindly position the camera myself at an arms length - while driving - this was back with film even - I'd get the rolls developed and come out with nothing - blurr = I've done many drive byes that way - finally got something to work with - the photo never has the vitality that I remember seeing in real life but I did get a few good ones over time - so from a picture and from imagination and memory - but I definitely used photographic reference with this one - I've actually done about three or four paintings of this scene but I don't have images of the other ones.

 greg ropes · I said that same thing yesterday when we were in S Boston walking the dog. We could see it across the water. So true..

Sean Boyce oh - such gorgeous views from - and in - and all throughout Southie · 

greg ropes  Cape Codian?? Aren’t we “Cape Codders?” Aka clam diiggers