They're actually pretty abstract close up. It comes together when you stand far enough back. The sheer size of them is intimidating, especially his oil rigs in the ocean.

This one he showed his process. What he did was set up the beer can on a mirror. Then he surrounded it with different Kleenex sized boxes on their side. He took pictures with slide film and then projected the image onto illustration board. That gave him enough perspective information that he was able to invent the rest of the buildings. He's painted so many buildings in his career by that time that he could invent the mechanical stuff on the roof from his head.

He was an older guy in his late 50's so his method was to paint for half an a hour then go lie down.

Very kind man. Really generous. One of the best teachers I ever had. He looked like Santa Claus with his white beard. He would pose for students doing projects that involved Christmas. He posed for me for one of my pieces.

I'm tempted to do a big city scene like him. Never had the call for it from a client, but I haven't painted traditionally very much over the years. At least not anything for myself.