From the Artist: I am an architect; since the start of the Pandemic my business has slowed substantially. One of the activities I miss most is travelling to other cities and looking at the buildings. In lieu of this I began to frequent the Google Earth website. I noticed a great deal about the built environment from this view. I have been taking plein air lessons for the last few years, and I combined the painting techniques of plein air with the images of the built-scape from the air. Monterey, Mexico - This is a city block initially built with 28 identical homes, but over time each occupant has modified their home. Since this is a “theme and variations” I tried to relate the composition of the painting to Bach’s Goldberg Variations. There are 30 variations with an aria, or schematic image, at the beginning and end.