The sun lights up and casts into shadow the elements of this Amsterdam street scene. A lone customer sits smoking outside of the small walk down entrance of Coffeeshop Little. The visual predicament of the shop is a metaphor for the real changes affecting the soft drug scene in Amsterdam. Will there continue to be room for the social institutions called  "Coffeeshops" in Amsterdam's future?  

(pastel with under painting 50 x 65 cm)