I snapped a quick picture of this corner diner as I was riding in a taxi, somewhere on the west side of Manhattan. It must have been the red awnings in the bright morning sun that caught my eye. I’ll tell you - I worked on this painting for a good while, nit-picking the details of their sign (Moonstruck is the name of the diner) and when I was done, I nearly pitched it because I hated it. Too fussy. So I wiped out the sign, smoothed out the edges and ended up with this Hopperesque feeling.  I love how it turned out.