“Summertime Nostalgia”

Acrylic on Canvas, 10” x 10”

This painting intends to create feelings of nostalgia for summertime and sense of friendship and comfort through showcasing three cocktails on a table. To emphasize the cocktails as focal points of the painting, contrasting colors of vibrant yellow and dark purple are used, and are further enhanced against the neutral, monochromatic background. The interplay of warm tones in the drinks infuses the painting with a nostalgic glow, representing summertime memories, the warm weather of summer, and comforting feelings of friendship. To further enhance the glasses and to represent physical and metaphorical reflections of summer light outdoors on the glasses, I used accent colors including blues and greens in the glass. This painting becomes a portal in time to summer and to memories of friendship and cherished memories.