"Lofty Space", oil on board, 20x16"

I have been wanting to do an interior for a while, since wintertime is generally when we turn inward, literally and figuratively. This scene from a lofted building is a photo I took last winter about the same time. I thought it would be an easy one to start with, but it got the best of me. While most of the scene is outside the windows, I attempted to paint it so it would be secondary to the viewer, with the bright empty space being the more important. I hope I pulled it off. It is hard for me to gage since this is my first interior.

Site Seer

Site Seer, oil on Ampersand gessobord, 5x7 inches

I was lamenting to my son the other day that I feel like my momentum has been declining. I'm not sure if it's lack of energy because of putting more hours in at work (probably)  or the lack of daylight (definitely).  Anyway, I definitely have been feeling like a (concrete) block has descended upon me. My son gave me some simple but helpful advice...change up on what you are painting...grab some fruit, paint a random still  life, etc.  I did shift focus and paint a scene of something that is near and dear to my heart, spending time in a museum, taking it all in, slowing down, calming your brain.  I believe this is the first interior I have posted.
Luckily for my mental state, I will be traveling to Chicago at the end of the month to visit the School of the Art Institute with my two teen artists, and I will schedule time to see my favorite Chagall and Van Gogh's bedroom.  Food for the soul.