This is an oil painting I did in the days after September 11, 2001. It is a picture in the aftermath of the World Trade Center coming down by terrorist attack. This occured shortly after my oldest daughter was born and i was trying to put into the painting the emotions I felt at the time. This painting I did almost all in one sitting using grayish oil paint. I spread the paint across the canvas like a wash and used Q-tips dipped in odorless mineral spirits and and hand towels to create the image. All told it took about 5 hours. After it dried I added the little bit of color in thin washes