This is a colored pencil painting that I did almost as an experiment. I read an article in the winter 2015 issue of "Drawing" about an amazing colored pencil artist, Elizabeth Patterson. She does wonderful pieces based on photographs she takes out of her car window while it is raining. I was intrigued by her work and wondered if I could do something like this! So while sitting in a parking lot on a rainy winter day I decided to shot a couple of pictures with my phone. This is the end result of this experiment. The piece is done using Faber-Castell Polychromos and Prismacolor pencils on matte surfaced Dura-lar polyester film. Its size is basically 7 inches X 11 inches. It is entitled "Through the Car Window". The blend of realism and abstraction created by the rain is interesting. It is far short of the effects that Elizabeth Patterson achieves, but I plan to do more pieces. My hope is that my renderings will improve with practice! I hope that you enjoy examining this piece. Thank you all for looking.