Mercato di Cuoio (The Leather Market) by George Hallmark ~ "On a trip to northern Italy several years ago, I was at once impressed with the wonderful architecture. This scene is a corner of the leather market, and the lady with customized bicycleseems unaware she is being watched by a centuries-old statue."     - George Hallmark

The textures, architecture and use of light make this painting truly outstanding. It was chosen as the image for the cover of January/February 2008 "Art of the West" magazine.