The Empty Metra

"The Empty Metra" 12in x 16in Oil on Panel. A train car lumbers on-time in empty stillness, the double-level train glides quietly through the suburbs. A soft hum of the rails beneath is the only sound, with its rhythmic reminder keeping time and the train on schedule. The interior is adorned in aged violet plush walls, teal plasticy leather seas, and a greenish gold hum transmits from the ligting along the headboard, as the setting sun filters through the wide, dingy yellowed windows. Light glances off the polished metal handrails and casts long shadows across the rows of teal-upholstered seats, their smooth surfaces glowing faintly in the fading warmth. The upper level, visible through a central nave, is just as empty echoing the quiet solitude. Yet the car feels alive, caught in a harmony of motion and light, waiting for its passengers who are not yet there.